Flat 4, 15 Forehill, Ely, CB7 4AA

Flat 4 is a mid-terrace house in Ely (CB7 4AA). It has a recorded floor area of 34 m² (around 366 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 34 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 33–37 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (43 versus a best of 60). The latest certificate (January 2021) 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 January 2010. Between certificates, main heating went from Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 34 m² it sits well below the postcode median (70 m² across 18 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: change of use to residential approved in 2000. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£355/sq ft) was about 49.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2021 for £130,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.