5 Beaufort Place, Thompsons Lane, Cambridge, CB5 8AG

5 Beaufort Place is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Cambridge (CB5 8AG). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. At 53 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (53–108 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (43 versus a best of 81). Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since November 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 64). Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since November 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 53 m² it sits well below the postcode median (78 m² across 39 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 1995–1999, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £360,000 sits 163.7% above the 1999 sale of £136,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£239/sq ft) was about 42.1% below the postcode norm.