1 Alms Houses, Seymour Street, Cambridge, CB1 3DH
About 1 Alms Houses
1 Alms Houses is an end-of-terrace house in Cambridge (CB1 3DH). It has a recorded floor area of 30 m² (around 323 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2017) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 2-band jump.
At 30 m² it sits well below the postcode median (49 m² across 29 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
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 history
1 Alms Houses 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.
Sales history & valuation
1 Alms Houses has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£259,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB1 3DH: £447,000 (2021–2017).
Nearby sales in CB1 3DH
Versus other Seymour Street homes
On epc rating, 1 Alms Houses runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
59 (D)
Street avg 70 (C)
Floor Area
30 m²
Street avg 64 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.2 t/year
Street avg 2.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
1.2 km
Cambridge Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.2 km
St Philip's CofE Aided Primary School. 30 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.0dB