16 Bailey House, Rustat Avenue, Cambridge, CB1 3PG

16 Bailey House is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Cambridge (CB1 3PG). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. At 50 m² this is the 34th smallest of 86 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 46–88 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (April 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since October 2008 — that's 18 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. Sale prices here have outpaced Cambridge HPI: 5.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £294,000 is 36.7% above the 2008 sale price. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs).