5 Gresham Place, Cambridge, CB1 2EB
About 5 Gresham Place
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).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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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
5 Gresham Place has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
17 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 5 Gresham Place was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£458,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£273,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
17 July 2006Most recent
£273,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB1 2EB: £1,200,000 (2020–2013).
Nearby sales in CB1 2EB
Versus other Gresham Place homes
5 Gresham Place outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,353
Street avg £4,885
Floor Area
51 m²
Street avg 191 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 4.9 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
0.9 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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.2dB







