What type of property is 23 Earl Street, CB1 1JR?

23 Earl Street, CB1 1JR is a 4-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for 23 Earl Street, CB1 1JR?

23 Earl Street, CB1 1JR last sold for £962,500 in June 2018, around 8 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £500,000 in October 2012. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 23 Earl Street, CB1 1JR?

Across 3 sales between October 2012 and June 2018, 23 Earl Street, CB1 1JR rose from £500,000 to £962,500, a change of £462,500. That works out to roughly +12.1% per year compounded over 6 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 23 Earl Street, CB1 1JR?

The current EPC rating for 23 Earl Street, CB1 1JR is D with a score of 66 out of 100, lodged in February 2018. It has improved from a E recorded in August 2010. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 23 Earl Street, CB1 1JR?

23 Earl Street, CB1 1JR has a recorded floor area of 148 m² (1,593 sq ft), around 37 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 26% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CB1 1JR. Source: EPC Register.

How is 23 Earl Street, CB1 1JR heated?

The latest EPC at 23 Earl Street, CB1 1JR records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has 23 Earl Street, CB1 1JR had any planning applications?

23 Earl Street, CB1 1JR has council approval for an extension granted in June 2013 under ref. 13/0616/FUL. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 23 Earl Street, CB1 1JR?

23 Earl Street, CB1 1JR is in council tax band F. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Where is 23 Earl Street, CB1 1JR located?

23 Earl Street, CB1 1JR sits in Cambridge. It falls within the CB1 postcode district in Cambridgeshire.

Is 23 Earl Street, CB1 1JR in a safe area?

Police records around 23 Earl Street, CB1 1JR show an average of 4 reported crimes per month over the last 15 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 50% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (47% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 23 Earl Street, CB1 1JR?

The closest primary school to 23 Earl Street, CB1 1JR is St Matthew's Primary School (491m), one of 18 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Parkside Community College (129m), with 9 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 23 Earl Street, CB1 1JR?

The closest rail stop to 23 Earl Street, CB1 1JR is Cambridge Rail Station, 1.4km away.

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23 Earl Street, Cambridge, CB1 1JR

3 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

148 m²

1593 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 66

Council tax

Band F

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 23 Earl Street

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

23 Earl Street is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Cambridge (CB1 1JR). It has a recorded floor area of 148 m² (around 1593 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2018) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in August 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Period features are noted in the property record.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2013. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 148 m² it's 23.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (120 m² median across 18 EPCs). 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 2 is the typical count. Across 2012–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,103,000 is 14.6% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£604/sq ft) was about 58.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £962,500 in June 2018.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
StudyYes

Outside

Private gardenSouth-facing

Building

Central heatingYes
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.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Feb 2018

EPC Rating

D66

Main Heating

Electric & Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Poor

CO2 Emissions

4.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Feb 2018from Aug 2010

EPC improved fromE51toD66

Heating Controls

FullProg + Stat

Heating controls changed

Windows

Very PoorPoor

Window efficiency improved

Walls

Very PoorVery Good

Wall insulation improved

Low Energy Lighting

20%100%

More low energy lighting installed

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Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 23 Earl Street, Cambridge, CB1 1JR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 23 Earl Street, Cambridge, CB1 1JR

1decisions1extensions37documents6nearby

Jun 2013
Loft ConversionFull
Outcome in report
Loft conversion, 2 storey extension of 0.8m at basement and ground floor, 2 storey extension of 1.0m at first floor and 2nd floor, replace 2 pane sash window with 12 pane sash on front elevation.
Council
Cambridge City Council
Extension
Documents
37 docs on file
Reference
13/0616/FUL
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

23 Earl Street saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.

Current estimate

£1,103,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.1% per year over 6 years.

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Last sold (2018)

£962,500

Growth on file: 12.1% per year over 6 years.

Sales timeline

28 June 2018Most recent
£962,500
+65.9%over 5 years
25 January 2013
£580,000
+16.0%
7 October 2012
£500,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB1 1JR: £725,000 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in CB1 1JR

On the street

Versus other Earl Street homes

Four headline reads against 18 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

23 Earl Street outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£6,503

Street avg £5,004

Above

Floor Area

148 m²

Street avg 114 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.3 t/year

Street avg 4.6 t/year

On par

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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.

Full Cambridge report

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

1.4 km

Cambridge Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.1 km

Parkside Community College. 27 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CB1 1JR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.3dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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