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Get started18 York Terrace is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Cambridge (CB1 2PR). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in April 2019 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 89). Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced Cambridge HPI: 9.9% per year against 0.2% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£746/sq ft) was about 152% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 81 m² the property is well over the postcode median (60 m² across 46 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 2 is the typical count. A recent sale: £650,000 in November 2025. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
A recent planning application at 18 York Terrace was refused — worth checking the council file.
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Retrospective removal of the ground floor northern external wall and erection of a new cavity wall adjacent the boundary to create a large kitchen/breakfast area. Also with the addition of a new staircase and modification of the roofspace, creation of a further bedroom with the inclusion of a dormer window and rooflight to the rear and two further rooflights to the front elevation.
18 York Terrace valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£651,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.9% per year over 6 years.
£650,000
Growth on file: 9.9% per year over 6 years.
Years Held for 18 York Terrace lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£8,025
Street avg £5,288
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 72 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 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
1.2 km

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Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
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Non-material amendment on 20/01861/HFUL for alterations to proposed dormer
2 more applications for this property
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17 November 2025Most recent
£650,000
+80.5%over 6 years7 August 2019
£360,100
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB1 2PR: £460,000 (2025–2024).
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.1 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
CB1 2HW
Cambridge Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.5 km
St Matthew's Primary School. 30 schools nearby.
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