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Get started86 William Smith Close is a mid-terrace house in Cambridge (CB1 3QF). It has a recorded floor area of 38 m² (around 409 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. At 38 m² this is the 7th smallest of 46 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 28–56 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (November 2018) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since December 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). Main heating runs on electricity.
On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£560/sq ft) was about 77.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 38 m² it's 22.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (49 m² median across 45 EPCs). Most recent transfer: November 2022 at £229,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£225,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£229,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
On epc rating, 86 William Smith Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£6,026
Street avg £3,565
Floor Area
38 m²
Street avg 40 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
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.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.9dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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25 November 2022Most recent
£229,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB1 3QF: £379,000 (2025–2024).
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.0 t/year
Street avg 2.6 t/year
Closest school
0.3 km
Cambridge Maths School. 28 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.9dB
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