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About 8 Melbourne Place
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 Melbourne Place is a mid-terrace house in Cambridge (CB1 1EQ). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2019) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced Cambridge HPI: 5.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£833/sq ft) was about 73.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Sold January 2020 for £995,000.
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 Rating
A
B
C
D
D62
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 8 Melbourne Place, Cambridge, CB1 1EQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
8 Melbourne Place has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- Feb 2017Tree WorksTreesHave No Objection To
Magnolia - Fell due to excessive size for the site. Replant with either ornamental cherry or japanese maple.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
8 Melbourne Place has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£913,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 17 years.
Last sold (2020)
£995,000
Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Melbourne Place homes
Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for 8 Melbourne Place runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£8,964
Street avg £7,219
Floor Area
111 m²
Street avg 127 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor 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.
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
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CB1 1EQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.8dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 29 points of interest in total.
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