De Winters Lodge, Hadleigh Road, Ipswich, IP2 0BT

De Winters Lodge is a one-bedroom detached house in Ipswich (IP2 0BT). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2023) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory and outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

Sale prices here have lagged Ipswich HPI: -2.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£583/sq ft) was about 246.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 43 m² it sits well below the postcode median (118 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Sold April 2024 for £270,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.