What kind of home is 17 Grafton Street, CB1 1DS?

17 Grafton Street, CB1 1DS is a 3-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for 17 Grafton Street, CB1 1DS?

17 Grafton Street, CB1 1DS last sold for £500,000 in January 2014, around 12 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 17 Grafton Street, CB1 1DS?

The current EPC rating for 17 Grafton Street, CB1 1DS is E with a score of 54 out of 100, lodged in September 2013. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 17 Grafton Street, CB1 1DS?

17 Grafton Street, CB1 1DS has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (1,044 sq ft), around 32 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 26% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CB1 1DS. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 17 Grafton Street, CB1 1DS use?

The latest EPC at 17 Grafton Street, CB1 1DS records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 17 Grafton Street, CB1 1DS?

17 Grafton Street, CB1 1DS is in council tax band D.

Which area is 17 Grafton Street, CB1 1DS in?

17 Grafton Street, CB1 1DS sits in Cambridge. It falls within the CB1 postcode district in Cambridgeshire.

What is crime like near 17 Grafton Street, CB1 1DS?

Police records around 17 Grafton Street, CB1 1DS show an average of 4 reported crimes per month over the last 15 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 50% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (47% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 17 Grafton Street, CB1 1DS?

The closest primary school to 17 Grafton Street, CB1 1DS is St Matthew's Primary School (177m), one of 18 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Parkside Community College (246m), with 9 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 17 Grafton Street, CB1 1DS?

The closest rail stop to 17 Grafton Street, CB1 1DS is Cambridge Rail Station, 1.3km away. The nearest airport option is Cambridge Airport, 2.9km away.

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17 Grafton Street, Cambridge, CB1 1DS

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Floor area

97 m²

1044 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 54

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 17 Grafton Street

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

17 Grafton Street is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Cambridge (CB1 1DS). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2013) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 97 m² it's 19.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (81 m² median across 32 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 72% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £695,000 is 39% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£479/sq ft) was about 19.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in January 2014.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Sept 2023

EPC Rating

E54

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

5.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Grafton Street, Cambridge, CB1 1DS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Grafton Street has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

6 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

17 Grafton Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£695,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2014)

£500,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

31 January 2014Most recent
£500,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB1 1DS: £705,000 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in CB1 1DS

On the street

Versus other Grafton Street homes

Four headline reads against 32 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

17 Grafton Street outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,155

Street avg £6,067

Below

Floor Area

97 m²

Street avg 87 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.4 t/year

Street avg 4.4 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Cambridge district page.

Full Cambridge report

Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.

Crime

4/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

1.3 km

Cambridge Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.2 km

St Matthew's Primary School. 27 schools nearby.

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CB1 1DS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.4dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CB1 1DS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.9dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 17 Grafton Street, Cambridge, CB1 1DS. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.