39 Waterside, Ely, CB7 4AU

39 Waterside is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Ely (CB7 4AU). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. At 53 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (53–209 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 23 units on file. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in November 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.

At 53 m² it sits well below the postcode median (111 m² across 22 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £421,000 is 13.8% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£649/sq ft) was about 165.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £370,000 in January 2020.