23 Church Field, Saffron Walden, CB11 4BG

23 Church Field is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Saffron Walden (CB11 4BG). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. At 39 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 37 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 35–100 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since June 2015. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Good; while main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 39 m² it sits well below the postcode median (59 m² across 36 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2001–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£305/sq ft) was about 66.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold January 2020 for £128,000.