What type of property is 1 Cross Street, CB1 2HW?

1 Cross Street, CB1 2HW is a 2-bedroom end-of-terrace house.

What did 1 Cross Street, CB1 2HW sell for?

1 Cross Street, CB1 2HW last sold for £580,000 in February 2020, around 6 years ago. Before that, it sold for £250,000 in September 2008, so prices have been rising over 11 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 1 Cross Street, CB1 2HW?

Across 2 sales between September 2008 and February 2020, 1 Cross Street, CB1 2HW rose from £250,000 to £580,000, a change of £330,000. That works out to roughly +7.6% per year compounded over 11 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 1 Cross Street, CB1 2HW?

The current EPC rating for 1 Cross Street, CB1 2HW is D with a score of 62 out of 100, lodged in May 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 1 Cross Street, CB1 2HW?

1 Cross Street, CB1 2HW has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (861 sq ft), around 40 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 28% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CB1 2HW. Source: EPC Register.

How is 1 Cross Street, CB1 2HW heated?

The latest EPC at 1 Cross Street, CB1 2HW records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 1 Cross Street, CB1 2HW have?

1 Cross Street, CB1 2HW has council approval for single-storey side extension granted in June 2009 under ref. 09/0364/FUL. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 1 Cross Street, CB1 2HW?

1 Cross Street, CB1 2HW is in council tax band D.

Where is 1 Cross Street, CB1 2HW located?

1 Cross Street, CB1 2HW sits in Cambridge. It falls within the CB1 postcode district in Cambridgeshire.

What is crime like near 1 Cross Street, CB1 2HW?

Police records around 1 Cross Street, CB1 2HW show an average of 4 reported crimes per month over the last 15 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 50% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (47% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 1 Cross Street, CB1 2HW?

The closest primary school to 1 Cross Street, CB1 2HW is St Alban's Catholic Primary School (530m), one of 17 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Cambridge Maths School (368m), with 11 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 1 Cross Street, CB1 2HW?

The closest rail stop to 1 Cross Street, CB1 2HW is Cambridge Rail Station, 643m away. The nearest airport option is Cambridge Airport, 2.9km away.

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1 Cross Street, Cambridge, CB1 2HW

1 planning record

Property type

End terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

80 m²

861 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 62

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 1 Cross Street

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

1 Cross Street is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Cambridge (CB1 2HW). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2009. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 80 m² it's 25% larger than the typical home in the postcode (64 m² median across 16 EPCs). Across 2008–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £668,000 is 15.2% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£674/sq ft) was about 55.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £580,000 in February 2020.

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

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
CloakroomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
ParkingYes

Building

RefurbishedYes

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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

D62

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Cross Street, Cambridge, CB1 2HW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Cross Street has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at 1 Cross Street, Cambridge, CB1 2HW

1decisions1extensions33documents17nearby

Jun 2009
ExtensionFull
Outcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Single storey side extension to existing dwellinghouse, painting of the front elevation and rendering of the rear elevation.
Council
Cambridge City Council
Documents
33 docs on file
Reference
09/0364/FUL
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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 1 Cross Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£668,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.6% per year over 11 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£580,000

Growth on file: 7.6% per year over 11 years.

Sales timeline

26 February 2020Most recent
£580,000
+132.0%over 11 years
7 September 2008
£250,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB1 2HW: £491,000 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in CB1 2HW

On the street

Versus other Cross Street homes

Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, 1 Cross Street stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£7,250

Street avg £5,842

On par

Floor Area

80 m²

Street avg 65 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

4.1 t/year

Street avg 2.9 t/year

Strongly below

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Cambridge report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

4/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.6 km

Cambridge Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.4 km

Cambridge Maths School. 28 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CB1 2HW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.3dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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