41a, Ranelagh Road, Ipswich, IP2 0AD

41a is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Ipswich (IP2 0AD). It has a recorded floor area of 32 m² (around 344 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 32 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (32–108 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 32 units on file. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in September 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since October 2002, a hold of 24 years that's notably long for the area. Sale prices here have outpaced Ipswich HPI: 57.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £158,000 sits 78.5% above the 2002 sale of £88,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£257/sq ft) was about 105.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 32 m² it sits well below the postcode median (66 m² across 31 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 87% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.