18 Lilac Court, Cambridge, CB1 7AY

18 Lilac Court is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Cambridge (CB1 7AY). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. At 50 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (50–60 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (September 2016) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in July 2013 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Very Good to Poor.

Held since February 1996 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £276,000 sits 475% above the 1996 sale of £48,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£89/sq ft) was about 67% below the postcode norm.