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8 Ainsworth Place, Cambridge, CB1 2PG

Property type
Detached
Floor 1st
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
76 m²
818 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 78
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 8 Ainsworth Place

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

8 Ainsworth Place is a two-bedroom detached house in Cambridge (CB1 2PG). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band C. At 76 m² this is the 5th smallest of 15 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 55–133 m². The latest certificate (May 2014) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). The latest certificate is from May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since May 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 2004–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £363,000 sits 72.9% above the 2006 sale of £210,000. At 76 m² it sits well below the postcode median (114 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.

Specifications

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

  • Bedrooms2
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Everything you need to know about 8 Ainsworth Place

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

8 Ainsworth Place'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 May 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C78
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
1.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Ainsworth Place, Cambridge, CB1 2PG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Ainsworth Place has no planning applications on record.

17

But the area is active

17 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Current estimate

£363,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.7% per year over 2 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2006)

£210,000

Growth on file: 0.7% per year over 2 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 1 May 2006Most recent

    £210,000

    +1.2%over 1 year

  2. 27 July 2004

    £207,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB1 2PG: £515,000 (2021–2012).

On the street

Versus other Ainsworth Place homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

8 Ainsworth Place outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,763

Street avg £2,741

On par

Floor Area

76 m²

Street avg 63 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

1.7 t/year

Street avg 1.7 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 8 Ainsworth Place

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the area

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£280k

1 Geldart Street

CB1 2LX

2 bed1 bath
£491k

1 Gresham Road

CB1 2EP

2 bed2 bath
£515k

1 Fenners Lawn

CB1 2EH

2 bed1 bath
£595k

1 Ainsworth Place

CB1 2PG

2 bed1 bath
£668k

1 Cross Street

CB1 2HW

2 bed1 bath
£309k

1 Felton Street

CB1 2EE

1 bed
£1m

1 Gresham Place

CB1 2EB

2 bed
£243k

1 Celtic House, Hooper Street

CB1 2PB

1 bed1 bath
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.
Full Cambridge report

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

Cambridge Maths School. 32 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CB1 2PG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CB1 2PG

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CB1 2PG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 8 Ainsworth Place, Cambridge, CB1 2PG. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.