1 Burgess Road, Waterbeach, Cambridge, CB25 9ND

1 Burgess Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Waterbeach, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB25 9ND). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2013) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (December 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Average and main heating dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from February 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 24 years, with the last transfer in February 2002. Today's modelled estimate of £270,000 sits 159.6% above the 2002 sale of £104,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£193/sq ft) was about 35.5% below the postcode norm. At 50 m² it sits well below the postcode median (83 m² across 37 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs).