What kind of home is 6 Alms Houses, Seymour Street, CB1 3DH?

6 Alms Houses, Seymour Street, CB1 3DH is a semi-detached house.

What is the EPC rating for 6 Alms Houses, Seymour Street, CB1 3DH?

The current EPC rating for 6 Alms Houses, Seymour Street, CB1 3DH is D with a score of 62 out of 100, lodged in January 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 6 Alms Houses, Seymour Street, CB1 3DH?

6 Alms Houses, Seymour Street, CB1 3DH has a recorded floor area of 30 m² (323 sq ft). That makes it about 58% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CB1 3DH. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 6 Alms Houses, Seymour Street, CB1 3DH use?

The latest EPC at 6 Alms Houses, Seymour Street, CB1 3DH records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 6 Alms Houses, Seymour Street, CB1 3DH?

6 Alms Houses, Seymour Street, CB1 3DH is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 6 Alms Houses, Seymour Street, CB1 3DH in?

6 Alms Houses, Seymour Street, CB1 3DH sits in Cambridge. It falls within the CB1 postcode district in Cambridgeshire.

How safe is the area around 6 Alms Houses, Seymour Street, CB1 3DH?

Police records around 6 Alms Houses, Seymour Street, CB1 3DH 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 6 Alms Houses, Seymour Street, CB1 3DH?

The closest primary school to 6 Alms Houses, Seymour Street, CB1 3DH is St Philip's CofE Aided Primary School (227m), one of 21 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Coleridge Community College (668m), with 9 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 6 Alms Houses, Seymour Street, CB1 3DH?

The closest rail stop to 6 Alms Houses, Seymour Street, CB1 3DH is Cambridge Rail Station, 1.2km away. The nearest airport option is Cambridge Airport, 1.8km away.

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6 Alms Houses, Seymour Street, Cambridge, CB1 3DH

Property type

Semi-detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

30 m²

323 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 62

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Social Rental

Overview

About 6 Alms Houses

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

6 Alms Houses is a semi-detached house in Cambridge (CB1 3DH). It has a recorded floor area of 30 m² (around 323 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2018) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 3-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

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D62

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.0 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached BungalowEPC DPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

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

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 6 Alms Houses, Seymour Street, Cambridge, CB1 3DH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

6 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

6 Alms Houses has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£290,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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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

On the street

Versus other Seymour Street homes

Four headline reads against 29 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 6 Alms Houses lags the street by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

62 (D)

Street avg 70 (C)

Strongly below

Floor Area

30 m²

Street avg 64 m²

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

2.0 t/year

Street avg 2.3 t/year

Above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Above

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Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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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

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CB1 3DH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CB1 3DH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.0dB

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FAQ

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