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About 26 New Square
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
26 New Square is a mid-terrace house in Cambridge (CB1 1EX). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since August 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 94 m² it's 18.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (115 m² median across 11 EPCs).
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.
Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Feb 2022
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D68
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.1 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 26 New Square, Cambridge, CB1 1EX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
26 New Square has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- Mar 2014Tree WorksTreesHave No Objection To
Fraxinus excelsior (ash - T5): remove deadwood, cut through ivy stem at the base of the tree, remove three branches approximately 3m long which have been badly pruned in the past and consequently have a poor structure and remove the lowest branch on the trunk (3.5m from the ground) to raise the crown. Reason for pruning: to improve the structure and the long term future of the tree and to prevent deadwood falling into the garden below.Fraxinus excelsior (ash - G6):remove deadwood, cut through ivy stem at the base of the tree, remove two branches approximately 3m long which have been badly pruned in the past and consequently have a poor structure and remove one branch on the easetrn side of the eastern stem which touches the building under construction on the Eden Street Backway/Portland Place development.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
26 New Square has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£787,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Versus other New Square homes
Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
26 New Square outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
68 (D)
Street avg 62 (D)
Floor Area
94 m²
Street avg 122 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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
1.5 km
Road noise across the postcode
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.5dB
Everything within walking distance
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