101a, Cavendish Road, Cambridge, CB1 3AE

101a is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Cambridge (CB1 3AE). It has a recorded floor area of 28 m² (around 301 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. At 28 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across 101a (28–48 m²). On EPC score it ranks last in the building (69 versus a best of 75). The latest certificate (December 2023) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in February 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Average. Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since June 1999, a hold of 27 years that's notably long for the area. Across 1997–1999, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £172,000 sits 186.7% above the 1999 sale of £60,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£199/sq ft) was about 25.8% below the postcode norm. At 28 m² it sits well below the postcode median (73 m² across 66 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 76% of similar EPCs).