2 Charles Street, Cambridge, CB1 3LZ
About 2 Charles Street
2 Charles Street is an end-of-terrace house in Cambridge (CB1 3LZ). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2019) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in March 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
One historical planning record sits against the property in 2020.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
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 history
1 application on record at 2 Charles Street, Cambridge, CB1 3LZ
- Nov 2020Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
T1 - Large Sycamore, remove to ground level. The tree has become too large for the garden and will be replaced with a smaller tree.
- Council
- Cambridge City Council
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/2287/TTCA
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Sales history & valuation
2 Charles Street has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£486,000
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 3LZ: £425,000 (2025–2016).
Nearby sales in CB1 3LZ
Versus other Charles Street homes
CO₂ Emissions for 2 Charles Street lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
59 (D)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
68 m²
Street avg 67 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 3.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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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
0.4 km
Cambridge Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.3 km
Cambridge Maths School. 28 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
48.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.7dB