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Get started179 Sturton Street is a four-bedroom detached house in Cambridge (CB1 2QH). It has a recorded floor area of 150 m² (around 1615 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (September 2016) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (November 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced Cambridge HPI: 4.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £1,301,000 is 14.7% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£702/sq ft) was about 105.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 150 m² the property is well over the postcode median (76 m² across 20 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. 18 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 10 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension and subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £1,134,000 in August 2023.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
Yew - Reduce height by approximately 1 - 1.5m and reduce spread on all sides by up to 1m to shape. Reason - Conflicting with roof/gutters/house and multiple phone lines above. Maintain tree in size suitable for restricted site.
Latest sale on 179 Sturton Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,301,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.2% per year over 13 years.
£1,134,000
Growth on file: 4.2% per year over 13 years.
Floor Area for 179 Sturton Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£7,560
Street avg £4,986
Floor Area
150 m²
Street avg 77 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 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
1.3 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.4dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Yew - reduce crown height by 2m. Reduce crown spread by 1.5-2 m on all sidesHolly - Fell
16 more applications for this property
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11 August 2023Most recent
£1,134,000
+22.6%over 5 years19 January 2018
£925,000
+37.0%over 7 years17 December 2010
£675,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB1 2QH: £415,000 (2025–2021).
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
CB1 2FZ
Cambridge Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Matthew's Primary School. 27 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.9dB
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