12 Buckfast Close, Ipswich, IP2 9BG

12 Buckfast Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Ipswich (IP2 9BG). It has a recorded floor area of 135 m² (around 1453 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2016) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since July 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

Held since November 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Sale prices here have outpaced Ipswich HPI: 1.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £289,000 sits 65.1% above the 2009 sale of £175,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£120/sq ft) was about 37.7% below the postcode norm. At 135 m² the property is well over the postcode median (75 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.