17 Ventress Farm Court, Cambridge, CB1 8HD

17 Ventress Farm Court is a two-bedroom detached house in Cambridge (CB1 8HD). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2016) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. Earlier certificates rated it C (September 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 73 m² this is the 12th smallest of 64 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 55–230 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 64 units on file.

It hasn't traded since July 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. 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: 11.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £276,000 sits 72.5% above the 2007 sale of £160,000. At 73 m² it's 22.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (94 m² median across 63 EPCs).