2 Upper Street, Layham, Ipswich, IP7 5JX

2 Upper Street is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Layham, Ipswich, Ipswich (IP7 5JX). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since December 2014. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 87 m² it sits well below the postcode median (125 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £273,000 is 13.7% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£256/sq ft) was about 42.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2022 at £240,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2023.