8 Old Orchard, Layham, Ipswich, IP7 5LB

8 Old Orchard is a detached house in Layham, Ipswich, Ipswich (IP7 5LB). It has a recorded floor area of 196 m² (around 2110 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows an F (score 28), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it D (January 2014); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 196 m² the property is well over the postcode median (114 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 1995–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £669,000 sits 55.6% above the 2015 sale of £430,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£204/sq ft) was about 19.2% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2020. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in June 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.