Flat 2, 56 Middle Watch, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB24 4RN

Flat 2 is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Swavesey, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 4RN). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 51 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 3 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 31–52 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (70 versus a worst of 44). The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a C (score 70). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since September 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good.

At 51 m² it sits well below the postcode median (131 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 70% of similar EPCs). Sold November 2021 for £150,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £173,000 is 15.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£273/sq ft) was about 38.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.