1 Castle Terrace, Orford, Woodbridge, IP12 2ND

1 Castle Terrace is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Orford, Woodbridge, Woodbridge (IP12 2ND). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in March 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£846/sq ft) was about 140.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in October 2016. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 45 m² it's 18.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (55 m² median across 3 EPCs).