17 Bancroft Close, Cambridge, CB1 3QZ

17 Bancroft Close is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Cambridge (CB1 3QZ). It has a recorded floor area of 148 m² (around 1593 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2025) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in February 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

Held since April 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 148 m² the property is well over the postcode median (85 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2000–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £752,000 sits 151.1% above the 2009 sale of £299,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£188/sq ft) was about 48.8% below the postcode norm.