Apartment 205, 5 Anchor Street, Ipswich, IP3 0BP

Apartment 205 is a two-bedroom property in Ipswich (IP3 0BP). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2025) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in January 2011 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, lighting went from Very Poor to Poor and main heating went from Very Poor to Poor; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). Main heating runs on electricity. At 88 m² this is the 31st smallest of 34 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 32–101 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B across 34 units on file. Other recorded features include a balcony.

At 88 m² the property is well over the postcode median (67 m² across 33 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2005–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at -11.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £179,000 sits 55.7% above the 2011 sale of £115,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£121/sq ft) was about 57.2% below the postcode norm. On the market in September 2011 and unlisted since — roughly 15 years.