4a Balham Villas, Granby Street, Newmarket, CB8 8HB

4a Balham Villas is a mid-terrace house in Newmarket (CB8 8HB). It has a recorded floor area of 18 m² (around 194 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. At 18 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (18–60 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in March 2015 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. Main heating runs on electricity.

Today's modelled estimate of £118,000 sits 68.6% above the 2016 sale of £70,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£361/sq ft) was about 21.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 18 m² it sits well below the postcode median (32 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs). 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in March 2016.