5 Orchard Lands, Burstall, Ipswich, IP8 3DZ

5 Orchard Lands is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Burstall, Ipswich, Ipswich (IP8 3DZ). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2016) shows an F (score 27), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since February 2015. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and main heating went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 86 m² it's 15.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (102 m² median across 5 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £331,000 is 47.1% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£243/sq ft) was about 64.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in May 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years.