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About 8 St Barnabas Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 St Barnabas Road is a semi-detached house in Cambridge (CB1 2BY). It has a recorded floor area of 202 m² (around 2174 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).
Untraded for 18 years, with the last transfer in August 2008. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced Cambridge HPI: 21.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £1,518,000 sits 105.4% above the 2008 sale of £739,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£340/sq ft) was about 51% below the postcode norm. 6 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a porch, an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 202 m² it's 27% larger than the typical home in the postcode (159 m² median across 9 EPCs).
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C75
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 8 St Barnabas Road, Cambridge, CB1 2BY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Oct 2025Tree WorksTreesHave No Objection To
Robinia trees x4 - Crown reduce by up to 1m in height and by up to 1.5m around the sides.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
8 St Barnabas Road's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2006).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£1,518,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 21.7% per year over 2 years.
Last sold (2008)
£739,000
Growth on file: 21.7% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other St Barnabas Road homes
Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
8 St Barnabas Road outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,658
Street avg £8,764
Floor Area
202 m²
Street avg 193 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Cambridge Rail Station — railway station.
Road noise across the postcode
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.0dB
Everything within walking distance
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