3 Old Orchard, Layham, Ipswich, IP7 5LB

3 Old Orchard is a three-bedroom detached house in Layham, Ipswich, Ipswich (IP7 5LB). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 876 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2009) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 58). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from April 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since November 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 81 m² it sits well below the postcode median (137 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2010. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £337,000 is 43.4% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£268/sq ft) was about 26.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.