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About 59a
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
59a is a three-bedroom detached house in Cambridge (CB1 2LG). It has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (around 1485 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in July 2017 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).
Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in October 1997. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 138 m² the property is well over the postcode median (79 m² across 51 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 73% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £853,000 sits 531.9% above the 1997 sale of £135,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£91/sq ft) was about 72.9% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Aug 2022
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C77
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.2 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 59a, Gwydir Street, Cambridge, CB1 2LG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history at 59a is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Dec 2013Tree WorksTreesGranted
T1 - Horse Chestnut - Crown thin by 15% and crown reduction of 20%
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
59a's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£853,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (1997)
£135,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Gwydir Street homes
Four headline reads against 48 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², 59a runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£978
Street avg £5,494
Floor Area
138 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor 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.
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· 07:00 – 23:00
49.9dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 32 points of interest in total.
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