79a, Ainsworth Street, Cambridge, CB1 2PF

79a is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Cambridge (CB1 2PF). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in October 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on electricity. At 56 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 29 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 39–157 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 29 units on file.

Held since June 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Today's modelled estimate of £492,000 is 24.6% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£655/sq ft) was about 106.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 56 m² it's 15.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (67 m² median across 28 EPCs).