Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
16 Catharine Street, Cambridge, CB1 3AW
5 sales on record
Estimated value
£530,000
- Since the 2025 sale (£495,000)+7%
- Against CB1 3AW's recent median (£485,000)+9%
Newest record on this page: January 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
77 m²
829 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 45
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Freehold
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£530,000
- Against its 2025 sale (£495,000)+7%
- Against CB1 3AW's recent median (£485,000)+9%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 16 Catharine Street is modelled from its 77 m² EPC floor area, its 5 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CB1 3AW. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
77 m² from the EPC lodged in July 2016
Sales of this home
5 sales recorded, the latest in 2025
Recent sales in CB1 3AW
5 sales, median £485,000 (2026–2024)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: January 2026 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Price for 16 Catharine Street has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.
Sales timeline
14 February 2025Most recent
£495,000
-0.5%over 8 years25 November 2016
£497,573
+112.2%over 7 years8 April 2009
£234,500
+9.1%over 3 years16 June 2005
£215,000
+108.7%over 6 years25 November 1998
£103,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB1 3AW: £485,000 (2026–2024).
Nearby sales in CB1 3AW
61 Catharine Street, Cambridge, CB1 3AW
Sold Jan 2026
£470,00043 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
£534,90018 Catharine Street, Cambridge, CB1 3AW
Sold Nov 2024
£452,500
What this page doesn't show
2 potential issues have already been flagged for 16 Catharine Street, Cambridge, CB1 3AW. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Signs of HMO activity in the areaIn report
- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About 16 Catharine Street
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
16 Catharine Street is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Cambridge (CB1 3AW). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since February 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 63). The latest certificate is from July 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.
Most recent transfer was February 2025 at £495,000 — fresh data. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 84% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£597/sq ft) was about 77.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- LandYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
16 Catharine Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Jul 2026
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jul 2016
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E45
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 17 July 2026
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Jul 2016from Feb 2009
Low Energy Lighting
15%75%
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 16 Catharine Street, Cambridge, CB1 3AW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
16 Catharine Street has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
34 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Versus other Catharine Street homes
Four headline reads against 50 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, 16 Catharine Street runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£6,429
Street avg £5,083
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 76 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
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.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
334/mo
Steady 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.
Nearest schools
- Cambridge Maths School16 plus383m
- St Philip's CofE Aided Primary SchoolPrimary631m
- Ridgefield Primary SchoolPrimary776m
- Coleridge Community CollegeSecondary776m
Nearest stops
- Cambridge Rail StationRailway station744m
- Cambridge AirportAirport2.3km
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences1,681 reports30%
- Anti-social Behaviour842 reports15%
- Shoplifting741 reports13%
- Criminal Damage & Arson411 reports7%
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CB1 3AW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.1dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseFreeholdEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 16 Catharine Street is modelled from its 77 m² EPC floor area, its 5 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CB1 3AW. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 5 sales are recorded for 16 Catharine Street. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 16 Catharine Street was lodged in July 2016 at band E and expired in July 2026, so a new one is needed to sell or let. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 16 Catharine Street. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 17 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 30 schools and 2 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CB1 3AW, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 16 Catharine Street is in council tax band C. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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