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5 Gresham Place, Cambridge, CB1 2EB

Property type
End terrace
Bedroom
1
Bathroom
1
Floor area
51 m²
549 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 66
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About 5 Gresham Place

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

5 Gresham Place is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Cambridge (CB1 2EB). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 3-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.

Held since July 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £458,000 sits 67.8% above the 2006 sale of £273,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£497/sq ft) was about 35.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 51 m² it sits well below the postcode median (183 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs).

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms1
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • ParkingYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 5 Gresham Place

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D66
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
2.4 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
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Level 3 Building Survey

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

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Gresham Place, Cambridge, CB1 2EB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Gresham Place has no planning applications on record.

17

But the area is active

17 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Latest sale on 5 Gresham Place was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£458,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2006)

£273,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 17 July 2006Most recent

    £273,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB1 2EB: £1,200,000 (2020–2013).

On the street

Versus other Gresham Place homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

5 Gresham Place outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,353

Street avg £4,885

On par

Floor Area

51 m²

Street avg 191 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

2.4 t/year

Street avg 4.9 t/year

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 5 Gresham Place

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the area

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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.

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

4/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.9 km

Cambridge Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.3 km

St Alban's Catholic Primary School. 27 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CB1 2EB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CB1 2EB

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CB1 2EB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.2dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 5 Gresham Place, Cambridge, CB1 2EB. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.