40 New Square, Cambridge, CB1 1EZ
About 40 New Square
40 New Square is a mid-terrace house in Cambridge (CB1 1EZ). It has a recorded floor area of 159 m² (around 1711 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (December 2024) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in August 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).
One historical planning record sits against the property in 2003. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 88% of similar EPCs).
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Energy performance
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 9 December 2034
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
40 New Square has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
1 application on record at 40 New Square, Cambridge, CB1 1EZ
- Oct 2003RenovationHeritageOutcome in report
Internal and external alterations to grade II listed building.
- Council
- Cambridge City Council
Listed- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- C/03/0932
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Sales history & valuation
40 New Square has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£1,163,000
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
EPC Rating for 40 New Square runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
70 (C)
Street avg 60 (D)
Floor Area
159 m²
Street avg 137 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 5.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
334/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.6 km
Cambridge Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.3 km
Parkside Community College. 27 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB