1 Old Post Office Cottages, Elmsett, Ipswich, IP7 6NA

1 Old Post Office Cottages is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Elmsett, Ipswich, Ipswich (IP7 6NA). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2024) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since July 2013. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.

It hasn't traded since December 2001, a hold of 24 years that's notably long for the area. Across 1997–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 17.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £298,000 sits 261.2% above the 2001 sale of £82,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£72/sq ft) was about 67.1% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2002. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 107 m² it's 27.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (147 m² median across 3 EPCs).