37 William Smith Close, Cambridge, CB1 3QE

37 William Smith Close is a detached house in Cambridge (CB1 3QE). It has a recorded floor area of 29 m² (around 312 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band A. At 29 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 37 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 28–51 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (49 versus a best of 82). The latest certificate (March 2022) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since February 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 21 years, with the last transfer in August 2005. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Sale prices here have outpaced Cambridge HPI: 14.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £191,000 sits 77.7% above the 2005 sale of £107,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£344/sq ft) was about 51.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 29 m² it sits well below the postcode median (43 m² across 36 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.