5 Gwydir Street, Cambridge, CB1 2LG
About 5 Gwydir Street
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.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Jun 2021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
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Planning history
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
- Sept 2016ExtensionFullOutcome 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
- More recent applications — locked
- RenovationNov 2021Decision
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Sales history & valuation
5 Gwydir Street has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£490,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.0% per year over 18 years.
£378,000
Growth on file: 10.0% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
21 March 2014Most recent
£378,000
+457.9%over 18 years13 March 1996
£67,750
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB1 2LG: £550,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in CB1 2LG
Versus other Gwydir Street homes
EPC Rating for 5 Gwydir Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,385
Street avg £5,265
Floor Area
59 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 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







