Walkers Cottage, Low Road, Marlesford, Woodbridge, IP13 0AL

Walkers Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Marlesford, Woodbridge, Woodbridge (IP13 0AL). It has a recorded floor area of 152 m² (around 1636 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2015) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since September 2010. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 10.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £542,000 is 27.5% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£260/sq ft) was about 59.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 152 m² the property is well over the postcode median (56 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in March 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years.