Flat 3, 4 Gainsborough Road, Ipswich, IP4 2UR

Flat 3 is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Ipswich (IP4 2UR). It has a recorded floor area of 35 m² (around 377 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 35 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (35–46 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (October 2018) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in March 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 35 m² it sits well below the postcode median (136 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1998–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 16.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £125,000 is 13.6% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£292/sq ft) was about 139.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.