13 Catharine Street, Cambridge, CB1 3AW
About 13 Catharine Street
13 Catharine Street is a mid-terrace house in Cambridge (CB1 3AW). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.
Last sale on file: £480,000 in November 2019. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 5 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 87 m² it's 21.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (72 m² median across 54 EPCs). Across 1996–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £548,000 is 14.2% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£513/sq ft) was about 55.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
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Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
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Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
5 applications on record at 13 Catharine Street, Cambridge, CB1 3AW
- Dec 2016SubdivisionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Change of use of 13 and 15 Catharine Street from HMO (use class C4) to create 2 x 2-bed and 2 x 1 bed flats following single storey side/rear extensions, single storey first floor rear extension and roof extension incorporating raising ridge & eaves height, formation of box dormer with Juliet balcony. Bike and bin store and fencing to rear garden.
- Council
- Cambridge City Council
Extension- Documents
- 23 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/1626/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- ConditionsDec 2019Decision
- AmendmentDec 2019Decision
+ 2 more applications in the report
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- Every decision — granted, refused or withdrawn (5 on record)
- All 5 applications on this property in full, plus 36 notable nearby
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Sales history & valuation
13 Catharine Street has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£548,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.8% per year over 23 years.
£480,000
Growth on file: 8.8% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
6 November 2019Most recent
£480,000
+52.4%over 6 years20 December 2012
£315,000
+43.5%over 7 years18 September 2005
£219,500
+222.8%over 9 years29 August 1996
£68,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB1 3AW: £495,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in CB1 3AW
43 Catharine Street, Cambridge, CB1 3AW
Sold Nov 2025
£485,00012 Catharine Street, Cambridge, CB1 3AW
Sold Jun 2025
£500,00035 Catharine Street, Cambridge, CB1 3AW
Sold Apr 2025
£534,90016 Catharine Street, Cambridge, CB1 3AW
Sold Feb 2025
£495,00018 Catharine Street, Cambridge, CB1 3AW
Sold Nov 2024
£452,500
Versus other Catharine Street homes
Habitable Rooms for 13 Catharine Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,517
Street avg £5,059
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 76 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.7 km
Cambridge Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.4 km
Cambridge Maths School. 30 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.1dB