Kirby Court, Flat 1, Gobbitts Yard, Woodbridge, IP12 1DD

Kirby Court is a two-bedroom detached house in Woodbridge (IP12 1DD). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in December 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 65). Main heating runs on electricity. At 59 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 3 units on EPC record in Kirby Court, where floor areas span 52–59 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (41 versus a best of 66). Period features are noted in the property record.

It hasn't traded since March 2002, a hold of 24 years that's notably long for the area. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 20.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £191,000 sits 118.3% above the 2002 sale of £87,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£138/sq ft) was about 15.7% below the postcode norm. At 59 m² it's 19.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (73 m² median across 9 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.