8 Earl Street, Cambridge, CB1 1JR

8 Earl Street is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Cambridge (CB1 1JR). It has a recorded floor area of 149 m² (around 1604 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since March 2013. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump.

It hasn't traded since May 2002, a hold of 24 years that's notably long for the area. Across 2001–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,005,000 sits 164.8% above the 2002 sale of £379,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£237/sq ft) was about 41.6% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 149 m² it's 24.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (120 m² median across 18 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 2 is the typical count.