3 Farm Cottages, Caxton Common, Elsworth, Cambridge, CB23 4JY

3 Farm Cottages is a semi-detached house in Elsworth, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 4JY). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1324 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2014) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in June 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on bulk wood pellets. The latest certificate is from November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since November 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £340,000 sits 119.4% above the 2005 sale of £155,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.