2a, Tenison Road, Cambridge, CB1 2DW

2a is a five-bedroom mid-terrace house in Cambridge (CB1 2DW). It has a recorded floor area of 147 m² (around 1582 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 3 certificates since April 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).

It hasn't traded since August 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 147 m² the property is well over the postcode median (110 m² across 44 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 82% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 2 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £806,000 sits 726.7% above the 2007 sale of £97,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£62/sq ft) was about 77% below the postcode norm.