Flat 2, 7 Wallmans Lane, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB24 4QY

Flat 2 is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Swavesey, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 4QY). It has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (around 388 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band B. At 36 m² this is the 4th smallest of 5 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 30–36 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (50 versus a best of 67). The latest certificate (April 2019) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (January 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 36 m² it sits well below the postcode median (94 m² across 19 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 1996–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£396/sq ft) was about 116.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2019 for £153,500.