5 Emery Street, Cambridge, CB1 2AX
About 5 Emery Street
5 Emery Street is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Cambridge (CB1 2AX). It has a recorded floor area of 143 m² (around 1539 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 143 m² it's 27.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (112 m² median across 31 EPCs). 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 2 is the typical count. Across 2002–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,011,000 is 34.8% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£487/sq ft) was about 62.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in June 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
5 Emery Street's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Mar 2024
EPC Rating
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Planning history
5 Emery Street has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
4 applications on record at 5 Emery Street, Cambridge, CB1 2AX
- Oct 2001ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
Erection of a part two storey part single storey rear extension to existing dwellinghouse.
- Reference
- C/01/0937
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionJun 2019Decision
- FullApr 2018Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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- Every decision — granted, refused or withdrawn (4 on record)
- All 4 applications on this property in full, plus 17 notable nearby
- The 41 documents, officer reports & conditions
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Sales history & valuation
5 Emery Street has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2002.
£1,011,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.4% per year over 12 years.
£750,000
Growth on file: 10.4% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
19 June 2014Most recent
£750,000
+240.9%over 12 years8 February 2002
£220,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB1 2AX: £780,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in CB1 2AX
Versus other Emery Street homes
Floor Area for 5 Emery Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,245
Street avg £5,660
Floor Area
143 m²
Street avg 112 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
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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
Cambridge Maths School. 30 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
50.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.8dB







