39a, Clay Street, Soham, Ely, CB7 5HJ

39a is a semi-detached house in Soham, Ely, Ely (CB7 5HJ). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 42 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (42–171 m²). The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 38 units on file. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (March 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump.

Across 2022–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £134,000 is 66.5% below the 2025 sale of £400,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£885/sq ft) was about 417.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. A recent sale: £400,000 in July 2025. At 42 m² it sits well below the postcode median (74 m² across 37 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2023. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.