What kind of home is 21a, Grafton Street, CB1 1DS?

21a, Grafton Street, CB1 1DS is a 1-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What did 21a, Grafton Street, CB1 1DS sell for?

21a, Grafton Street, CB1 1DS last sold for £605,000 in May 2018, around 8 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £114,000 in January 1997. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 21a, Grafton Street, CB1 1DS appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between January 1997 and May 2018, 21a, Grafton Street, CB1 1DS rose from £114,000 to £605,000, a change of £491,000. That works out to roughly +8.1% per year compounded over 21 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 21a, Grafton Street, CB1 1DS?

The current EPC rating for 21a, Grafton Street, CB1 1DS is D with a score of 55 out of 100, lodged in February 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 21a, Grafton Street, CB1 1DS?

21a, Grafton Street, CB1 1DS has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (1,033 sq ft), around 96 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 24% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CB1 1DS. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 21a, Grafton Street, CB1 1DS use?

The latest EPC at 21a, Grafton Street, CB1 1DS records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 21a, Grafton Street, CB1 1DS?

21a, Grafton Street, CB1 1DS is in council tax band E.

Which area is 21a, Grafton Street, CB1 1DS in?

21a, Grafton Street, CB1 1DS sits in Cambridge. It falls within the CB1 postcode district in Cambridgeshire.

How safe is the area around 21a, Grafton Street, CB1 1DS?

Police records around 21a, 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 21a, Grafton Street, CB1 1DS?

The closest primary school to 21a, 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.

How well connected is 21a, Grafton Street, CB1 1DS?

The closest rail stop to 21a, 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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21a, Grafton Street, Cambridge, CB1 1DS

3 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedroom

Floor area

96 m²

1033 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 55

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 21a

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

21a is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Cambridge (CB1 1DS). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2018) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Period features are noted in the property record.

At 96 m² it's 18.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (81 m² median across 32 EPCs). Across 1997–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £723,000 is 19.5% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£585/sq ft) was about 44.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 8 years ago, in May 2018.

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

Bedrooms1
Open-plan layoutYes
Dining roomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenYes

Building

Period featuresYes

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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.

EPC Rating

D55

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

5.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 21a, Grafton Street, Cambridge, CB1 1DS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

21a 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.

Price for 21a has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.

Current estimate

£723,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.1% per year over 21 years.

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Last sold (2018)

£605,000

Growth on file: 8.1% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

22 May 2018Most recent
£605,000
+112.3%over 14 years
11 December 2003
£285,000
+150.0%over 6 years
31 January 1997
£114,000

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.

21a is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.

Price per m²

£6,302

Street avg £6,012

Below

Floor Area

96 m²

Street avg 87 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

5.3 t/year

Street avg 4.4 t/year

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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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

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