1 Gwydir Street, Cambridge, CB1 2LG
About 1 Gwydir Street
1 Gwydir Street is a semi-detached house in Cambridge (CB1 2LG). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since September 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).
Untraded for 31 years, with the last transfer in September 1995. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 114 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 54 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 72% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £711,000 sits 1931.4% above the 1995 sale of £35,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£29/sq ft) was about 91.4% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
1 Gwydir Street has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 1 Gwydir Street, Cambridge, CB1 2LG
- May 2006ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension.
- Council
- Cambridge City Council
- Reference
- 06/0349/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 Gwydir Street was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£711,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£35,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
7 September 1995Most recent
£35,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB1 2LG: £550,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in CB1 2LG
Versus other Gwydir Street homes
Price per m² for 1 Gwydir Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£307
Street avg £5,406
Floor Area
114 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 3.8 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
1.0 km
Cambridge Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Matthew's Primary School. 29 schools nearby.
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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
49.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.2dB







