13 Blandford Road, Ipswich, IP3 8SL

13 Blandford Road is a semi-detached house in Ipswich (IP3 8SL). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2020) returns a high B (score 90), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in January 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 94).

It hasn't traded since April 2009, a hold of 17 years that's notably long for the area. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 84 m² it's 29.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (65 m² median across 13 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £303,000 sits 111.9% above the 2009 sale of £143,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£158/sq ft) was about 41.5% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2009.