What kind of home is 16 Catharine Street, CB1 3AW?

16 Catharine Street, CB1 3AW is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

When did 16 Catharine Street, CB1 3AW last change hands?

16 Catharine Street, CB1 3AW last sold for £495,000 in February 2025, around 1 years ago. Land Registry has 5 sales on record going back to £103,000 in November 1998. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 16 Catharine Street, CB1 3AW changed over time?

Across 5 sales between November 1998 and February 2025, 16 Catharine Street, CB1 3AW rose from £103,000 to £495,000, a change of £392,000. That works out to roughly +6.2% per year compounded over 26 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 16 Catharine Street, CB1 3AW?

The current EPC rating for 16 Catharine Street, CB1 3AW is E with a score of 45 out of 100, lodged in July 2016. The assessor estimates the property could reach a D. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 16 Catharine Street, CB1 3AW?

16 Catharine Street, CB1 3AW has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (829 sq ft), around 39 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 16 Catharine Street, CB1 3AW use?

The latest EPC at 16 Catharine Street, CB1 3AW records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 16 Catharine Street, CB1 3AW?

16 Catharine Street, CB1 3AW is in council tax band C.

Which area is 16 Catharine Street, CB1 3AW in?

16 Catharine Street, CB1 3AW sits in Cambridge. It falls within the CB1 postcode district in Cambridgeshire.

What is crime like near 16 Catharine Street, CB1 3AW?

Police records around 16 Catharine Street, CB1 3AW show an average of 4 reported crimes per month over the last 15 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 50% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (47% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 16 Catharine Street, CB1 3AW?

The closest primary school to 16 Catharine Street, CB1 3AW is St Philip's CofE Aided Primary School (631m), one of 20 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Cambridge Maths School (383m), with 10 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 16 Catharine Street, CB1 3AW?

The closest rail stop to 16 Catharine Street, CB1 3AW is Cambridge Rail Station, 744m away. The nearest airport option is Cambridge Airport, 2.3km away.

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16 Catharine Street, Cambridge, CB1 3AW

5 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

77 m²

829 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 45

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Freehold

Overview

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). 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 83% 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 79.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes

Outside

LandYes

Building

TenureFreehold

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Energy

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

E45

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

6.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jul 2016from Feb 2009

Low Energy Lighting

15%75%

More low energy lighting installed

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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseFreeholdEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, 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 16 Catharine Street, Cambridge, CB1 3AW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

16 Catharine Street has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

36 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Price for 16 Catharine Street has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.

Current estimate

£485,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 26 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£495,000

Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

14 February 2025Most recent
£495,000
-0.5%over 8 years
25 November 2016
£497,573
+112.2%over 7 years
8 April 2009
£234,500
+9.1%over 3 years
16 June 2005
£215,000
+108.7%over 6 years
25 November 1998
£103,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB1 3AW: £490,000 (2025–2024).

Nearby sales in CB1 3AW

On the street

Versus other Catharine Street homes

Four headline reads against 48 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 £5,036

Above

Floor Area

77 m²

Street avg 76 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

6.4 t/year

Street avg 3.8 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

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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

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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Noise

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

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CB1 3AW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.1dB

Low

55 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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