56 Spring Road, Ipswich, IP4 2RS

56 Spring Road is a semi-detached house in Ipswich (IP4 2RS). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2018) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since November 2014. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). At 49 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 21 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 45–161 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 21 units on file.

It hasn't traded since March 2002, a hold of 24 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £140,000 sits 115.4% above the 2002 sale of £65,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£123/sq ft) was about 17.3% below the postcode norm. At 49 m² it sits well below the postcode median (83 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2002.