42a, Mill Road, Cambridge, CB1 2AD
About 42a
42a is an end-of-terrace house in Cambridge (CB1 2AD). It has a recorded floor area of 171 m² (around 1841 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2017) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in August 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 57).
At 171 m² the property is well over the postcode median (37 m² across 51 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2022.
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Energy performance
42a's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Window efficiency improved
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
1 application on record at 42a, Mill Road, Cambridge, CB1 2AD
- Sept 2022AmendmentOutcome in report
Certificate of Lawfulness under Section 191 for use as 8 Student Lets managed by Belvoir Estates.
- Council
- Cambridge City Council
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/04307/CLUED
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Sales history & valuation
42a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£707,000
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.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB1 2AD: £192,000 (2022–2015).
Nearby sales in CB1 2AD
Versus other Mill Road homes
On floor area, 42a stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
50 (E)
Street avg 63 (D)
Floor Area
171 m²
Street avg 51 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.7 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.8 km
Cambridge Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Matthew's Primary School. 29 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.4dB