What kind of home is 1 Napier Street, CB1 1HR?

1 Napier Street, CB1 1HR is a 2-bedroom end-of-terrace house.

When did 1 Napier Street, CB1 1HR last change hands?

1 Napier Street, CB1 1HR last sold for £222,000 in September 2004, around 22 years ago. Before that, it sold for £144,950 in October 2000, so prices have been rising over 4 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 1 Napier Street, CB1 1HR appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between October 2000 and September 2004, 1 Napier Street, CB1 1HR rose from £144,950 to £222,000, a change of £77,050. That works out to roughly +11.5% per year compounded over 4 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 1 Napier Street, CB1 1HR have?

The current EPC rating for 1 Napier Street, CB1 1HR is E with a score of 41 out of 100, lodged in March 2016. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 1 Napier Street, CB1 1HR?

1 Napier Street, CB1 1HR has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (581 sq ft), around 27 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 17% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CB1 1HR. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 1 Napier Street, CB1 1HR use?

The latest EPC at 1 Napier Street, CB1 1HR records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Which area is 1 Napier Street, CB1 1HR in?

1 Napier Street, CB1 1HR sits in Cambridge. It falls within the CB1 postcode district in Cambridgeshire.

Is 1 Napier Street, CB1 1HR in a safe area?

Police records around 1 Napier Street, CB1 1HR show an average of 334 reported crimes per month over the last 17 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 30% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 1 Napier Street, CB1 1HR?

The closest primary school to 1 Napier Street, CB1 1HR is St Matthew's Primary School (327m), one of 19 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Parkside Community College (518m), with 7 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 1 Napier Street, CB1 1HR?

The closest rail stop to 1 Napier Street, CB1 1HR is Cambridge Rail Station, 1.5km away. The nearest airport option is Cambridge Airport, 2.7km away.

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1 Napier Street, Cambridge, CB1 1HR

Property type

End terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

54 m²

581 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 41

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 1 Napier Street

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

1 Napier Street is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Cambridge (CB1 1HR). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.

Held since September 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 54 m² it's 18.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (67 m² median across 12 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2000–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £503,000 sits 126.6% above the 2004 sale of £222,000.

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

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

Building

Period featuresYes
RefurbishedYes

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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.

1 Napier Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Mar 2026

Current Certificate

Mar 2016

EPC Rating

E41

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

4.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 15 March 2026

New assessment needed to sell or let

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Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Napier Street, Cambridge, CB1 1HR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Napier Street 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.

1 Napier Street's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2000).

Current estimate

£503,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.5% per year over 4 years.

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Last sold (2004)

£222,000

Growth on file: 11.5% per year over 4 years.

Sales timeline

26 September 2004Most recent
£222,000
+53.2%over 3 years
22 October 2000
£144,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB1 1HR: £315,000 (2019–2009).

Nearby sales in CB1 1HR

On the street

Versus other Napier Street homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 1 Napier Street runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,111

Street avg £4,069

Above

Floor Area

54 m²

Street avg 70 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.9 t/year

Street avg 3.4 t/year

Strongly below

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Crime

334/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

1.5 km

Cambridge Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.3 km

St Matthew's Primary School. 26 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CB1 1HR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CB1 1HR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.2dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Common questions

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