188 Gwydir Street, Cambridge, CB1 2LW
About 188 Gwydir Street
188 Gwydir Street is a mid-terrace house in Cambridge (CB1 2LW). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
Across 1998–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £594,000 is 12.6% below the 2025 sale of £680,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£770/sq ft) was about 104% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer was June 2025 at £680,000 — fresh data. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2002. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 82 m² it's 15.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (97 m² median across 20 EPCs).
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
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Certificate validity
Valid until 26 February 2035
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Planning history
1 application on record at 188 Gwydir Street, Cambridge, CB1 2LW
- May 2002Loft ConversionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Rear of property
Loft conversion including dormer windows and pitched roof to existing rear extension.
Extension- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- C/02/0388
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Sales history & valuation
188 Gwydir Street has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£594,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 27 years.
£680,000
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
29 June 2025Most recent
£680,000
+156.6%over 22 years14 February 2003
£265,000
+26.2%over 1 year22 July 2001
£210,000
+72.1%over 3 years16 April 1998
£122,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB1 2LW: £850,000 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in CB1 2LW
Versus other Gwydir Street homes
On years held, 188 Gwydir Street runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£8,293
Street avg £6,054
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 110 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
334/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.7 km
Cambridge Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.2 km
Cambridge Maths School. 30 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.2dB