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5 Gwydir Street, Cambridge, CB1 2LG

2 planning records
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
59 m²
637 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 43
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 5 Gwydir Street

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

5 Gwydir Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Cambridge (CB1 2LG). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 637 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2011) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 58). The latest certificate is from June 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 59 m² it's 27.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (82 m² median across 54 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 10% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £490,000 is 29.6% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£593/sq ft) was about 83.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in March 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years.

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
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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.

5 Gwydir Street's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Jun 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E43
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
4.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Gwydir Street, Cambridge, CB1 2LG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Gwydir Street has an approved side and rear extension on the planning record.

2 applications on record at 5 Gwydir Street, Cambridge, CB1 2LG

2decisions1extensions25documents17nearby
  1. Sept 2016
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Side and rear of property

    Single storey side and rear extension

    Council
    Cambridge City Council
    Documents
    11 docs on file
    Reference
    16/1405/FUL
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
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  • All 2 applications on this property in full, plus 17 notable nearby
  • The 25 documents, officer reports & conditions
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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.

5 Gwydir Street has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.

Current estimate

£490,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.0% per year over 18 years.

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Last sold (2014)

£378,000

Growth on file: 10.0% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 21 March 2014Most recent

    £378,000

    +457.9%over 18 years
  2. 13 March 1996

    £67,750

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB1 2LG: £550,000 (2025–2024).

On the street

Versus other Gwydir Street homes

Four headline reads against 51 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 5 Gwydir Street lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£6,385

Street avg £5,265

Above

Floor Area

59 m²

Street avg 88 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

4.8 t/year

Street avg 3.8 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 5 Gwydir Street

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

Signs of HMO activity in the area

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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

1.0 km

Cambridge Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.4 km

St Matthew's Primary School. 29 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 2LG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CB1 2LG

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CB1 2LG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.2dB

Low
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60 dB
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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