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About Albert House
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Albert House is a detached house in Cambridge (CB1 2LZ). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2024) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump.
At 108 m² the property is well over the postcode median (64 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). It changed hands recently, sold April 2025 for £690,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£594/sq ft) was about 67.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: change of use to residential refused in 2016.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Albert House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
6.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Albert House, Young Street, Cambridge, CB1 2LZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Sept 2016Change of UseFullRefused
Proposed mixed use building incorporating a commercial unit at ground floor to be used for A1, A2, B1(a) and D1 (in the alternative) and six residential apartments comprising two 2xbed units, three 1xbed units and one studio unit including associated cycle and bin storage provision.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on Albert House was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£641,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2025)
£690,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Young Street homes
Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On years held, Albert House runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£6,389
Street avg £5,335
Floor Area
108 m²
Street avg 67 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 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.
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
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CB1 2LZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.2dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 29 points of interest in total.
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