Flat 1, 2 Ermine Street North, Papworth Everard, Cambridge, CB23 3RJ

Flat 1 is a semi-detached house in Papworth Everard, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 3RJ). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. At 59 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 54–87 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (39 versus a best of 69). The latest certificate (October 2024) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since October 2014. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 59 m² it sits well below the postcode median (85 m² across 12 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.