1a, Derby Road, Ipswich, IP3 8DE

1a is a detached house in Ipswich (IP3 8DE). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 69 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (69–106 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Today's modelled estimate of £142,000 is 58.8% below the 2018 sale of £345,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£465/sq ft) was about 338.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 69 m² it's 20.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (87 m² median across 9 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: August 2018 at £345,000.