27a, Armitage Way, Cambridge, CB4 2UE

27a is a detached house in Cambridge (CB4 2UE). It has a recorded floor area of 24 m² (around 258 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2024) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in December 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on electricity. At 24 m² this is the 5th smallest of 40 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 21–139 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 40 units on file.

Across 1996–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £135,000 sits 52.5% above the 2013 sale of £88,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£343/sq ft) was about 60.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 24 m² it sits well below the postcode median (50 m² across 39 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last changed hands 13 years ago, in July 2013.