Rose Cottage, Old London Road, Copdock, Ipswich, IP8 3JD

Rose Cottage is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Copdock, Ipswich, Ipswich (IP8 3JD). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2016) shows an F (score 28), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 81 m² it sits well below the postcode median (179 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include partial demolition, an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £413,000 is 33.2% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£356/sq ft) was about 106.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in May 2016.