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4 York Terrace, Cambridge, CB1 2PR

3 planning records
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
61 m²
657 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 61
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Overview

About 4 York Terrace

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

4 York Terrace is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Cambridge (CB1 2PR). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since May 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.

Held since August 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £486,000 sits 386.2% above the 1997 sale of £99,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£152/sq ft) was about 50.1% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

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
Before you decide

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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Feb 2023

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D61
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 28 February 2033

6 years remaining

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Feb 2023from May 2011
Heating Controls
Prog + StatFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Low Energy Lighting
0%50%

More low energy lighting installed

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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 York Terrace, Cambridge, CB1 2PR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history at 4 York Terrace is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.

3 applications on record at 4 York Terrace, Cambridge, CB1 2PR

3decisions25documents16nearby
  1. Apr 2013
    Tree WorksTrees
    Outcome in report

    T2 - Silver Birch - Remove secondary limb over boundary fence and smaller limb over fence. Reduce smaller lateral limbs by 1m over fence to provide clearance to the house and garden.

    Council
    Cambridge City Council
    Documents
    7 docs on file
    Reference
    13/105/TTCA
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. Tree WorksDecision
  4. Tree WorksDecision

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  • Every decision — granted, refused or withdrawn (3 on record)
  • All 3 applications on this property in full, plus 16 notable nearby
  • The 25 documents, officer reports & conditions
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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

4 York Terrace's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).

Current estimate

£486,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (1997)

£99,950

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 7 August 1997Most recent

    £99,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB1 2PR: £462,500 (2026–2024).

On the street

Versus other York Terrace homes

Four headline reads against 26 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

4 York Terrace is notably below the street on price per m².

Price per m²

£1,639

Street avg £5,657

Strongly below

Floor Area

61 m²

Street avg 73 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

2.9 t/year

Street avg 3.3 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 4 York Terrace

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

Signs of HMO activity in the area

Pick your report · from £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.
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1 Geldart Street

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£1m

1 Gresham Place

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1 Emery Street

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£314k

1 Felton Street

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1 bed
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

Crime

334/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

1.2 km

Cambridge Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.5 km

St Matthew's Primary School. 30 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 2PR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CB1 2PR

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CB1 2PR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.0dB

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 4 York Terrace, Cambridge, CB1 2PR. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.