1a, Bixley Drive, Rushmere St Andrew, Ipswich, IP4 5TS

1a is a five-bedroom detached house in Rushmere St. Andrew, Ipswich, Ipswich (IP4 5TS). It has a recorded floor area of 215 m² (around 2314 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2013) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Poor; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). The latest certificate is from January 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 215 m² the property is well over the postcode median (103 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2010–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £590,000 sits 55.3% above the 2013 sale of £380,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£164/sq ft) was about 33% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2010. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in September 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years.