42 New Square, Cambridge, CB1 1EZ
About 42 New Square
42 New Square is a mid-terrace house in Cambridge (CB1 1EZ). It has a recorded floor area of 166 m² (around 1787 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 166 m² it's 16.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (142 m² median across 16 EPCs).
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Energy performance
42 New Square's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
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Planning history
Planning history at 42 New Square is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
2 applications on record at 42 New Square, Cambridge, CB1 1EZ
- Feb 2013Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
T2 - Lime tree in rear garden - remove to ground level as its growth is damaging the nearby wall.
- Council
- Cambridge City Council
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/023/TTCA
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksAug 2013Decision
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Sales history & valuation
42 New Square has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£1,124,000
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
Floor Area for 42 New Square runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
64 (D)
Street avg 61 (D)
Floor Area
166 m²
Street avg 136 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.6 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
1.6 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