26 Budleigh Close, Cambridge, CB1 3UN

26 Budleigh Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Cambridge (CB1 3UN). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. At 81 m² this is the 12th smallest of 13 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 47–83 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. The home occupies a corner plot. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good, lighting went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good.

Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in June 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 81 m² the property is well over the postcode median (60 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1998–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £328,000 sits 100% above the 2009 sale of £164,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£188/sq ft) was about 27% below the postcode norm.