5 Bury Water Lane, Newport, Saffron Walden, CB11 3TZ

5 Bury Water Lane is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Newport, Saffron Walden, Saffron Walden (CB11 3TZ). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2020) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (March 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Period features are noted in the property record.

It hasn't traded since August 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. At 74 m² it sits well below the postcode median (124 m² across 6 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. Across 1995–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £432,000 sits 63.9% above the 2006 sale of £263,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£331/sq ft) was about 34.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 2 refused.