5 Cross Street, Cambridge, CB1 2HW
About 5 Cross Street
5 Cross Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Cambridge (CB1 2HW). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2023) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since July 2013. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
Today's modelled estimate of £554,000 sits 55.2% above the 2013 sale of £357,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2014. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 76 m² it's 18.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (64 m² median across 16 EPCs). On the market in November 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
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Planning history
1 application on record at 5 Cross Street, Cambridge, CB1 2HW
- Jan 2014ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed single storey kitchen extension and renovation of property.
- Council
- Cambridge City Council
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/1697/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
5 Cross Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£554,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£357,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
6 November 2013Most recent
£357,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB1 2HW: £491,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in CB1 2HW
Versus other Cross Street homes
Floor Area for 5 Cross Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,697
Street avg £6,074
Floor Area
76 m²
Street avg 65 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 3.0 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
0.6 km
Cambridge Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.4 km
Cambridge Maths School. 28 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.3dB