17 Clare Close, Waterbeach, Cambridge, CB25 9PS

17 Clare Close is an end-of-terrace house in Waterbeach, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB25 9PS). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2014) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since January 2010. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good; while lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since March 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 105 m² the property is well over the postcode median (70 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1997–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £349,000 sits 71.1% above the 2010 sale of £204,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£180/sq ft) was about 22.6% below the postcode norm.