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Get started38 Petworth Street is an end-of-terrace house in Cambridge (CB1 2LY). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and window efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced Cambridge HPI: 6.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£695/sq ft) was about 99.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 86 m² the property is well over the postcode median (63 m² across 29 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer: January 2023 at £643,500. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
Extension: Side and rear of property
Single storey side and rear extensions, new fence and gate.
Latest sale on 38 Petworth Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£631,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 22 years.
£643,500
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 22 years.
38 Petworth Street outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£7,483
Street avg £4,692
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 65 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
4/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.4 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.2dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
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Demolition of boundary wall fronting Sturton Street.
10 January 2023Most recent
£643,500
+23.8%over 5 years21 February 2017
£520,000
+57.6%over 6 years6 July 2010
£330,000
+109.5%over 9 years3 November 2000
£157,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB1 2LY: £450,000 (2025–2023).
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
CB1 2PG
Cambridge Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Matthew's Primary School. 28 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.0dB
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