Cherry Cottage, Station Road, Longstanton, Cambridge, CB24 3DS

Cherry Cottage is a semi-detached house in Longstanton, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 3DS). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2014) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in August 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since January 2011 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £397,000 sits 62% above the 2011 sale of £245,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£193/sq ft) was about 25.8% below the postcode norm. At 118 m² it's 21.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (150 m² median across 19 EPCs).