What type of property is 17 Adams House, Rustat Avenue, CB1 3RE?

17 Adams House, Rustat Avenue, CB1 3RE is a 1-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What did 17 Adams House, Rustat Avenue, CB1 3RE sell for?

17 Adams House, Rustat Avenue, CB1 3RE last sold for £197,500 in September 2010, around 16 years ago. Before that, it sold for £167,500 in June 2005, so prices have been rising over 5 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 17 Adams House, Rustat Avenue, CB1 3RE?

Across 2 sales between June 2005 and September 2010, 17 Adams House, Rustat Avenue, CB1 3RE rose from £167,500 to £197,500, a change of £30,000. That works out to roughly +3.2% per year compounded over 5 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 17 Adams House, Rustat Avenue, CB1 3RE have?

The current EPC rating for 17 Adams House, Rustat Avenue, CB1 3RE is C with a score of 80 out of 100, lodged in March 2022. It has dropped from a B recorded in July 2009. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 17 Adams House, Rustat Avenue, CB1 3RE?

17 Adams House, Rustat Avenue, CB1 3RE has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (538 sq ft), around 50 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 30% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CB1 3RE. Source: EPC Register.

How is 17 Adams House, Rustat Avenue, CB1 3RE heated?

The latest EPC at 17 Adams House, Rustat Avenue, CB1 3RE records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 17 Adams House, Rustat Avenue, CB1 3RE?

17 Adams House, Rustat Avenue, CB1 3RE 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.

Where is 17 Adams House, Rustat Avenue, CB1 3RE located?

17 Adams House, Rustat Avenue, CB1 3RE sits in Cambridge. It falls within the CB1 postcode district in Cambridgeshire.

How safe is the area around 17 Adams House, Rustat Avenue, CB1 3RE?

Police records around 17 Adams House, Rustat Avenue, CB1 3RE 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.

Which schools serve 17 Adams House, Rustat Avenue, CB1 3RE?

The closest primary school to 17 Adams House, Rustat Avenue, CB1 3RE is Ridgefield Primary School (836m), one of 18 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Cambridge Maths School (491m), with 10 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 17 Adams House, Rustat Avenue, CB1 3RE?

The closest rail stop to 17 Adams House, Rustat Avenue, CB1 3RE is Cambridge Rail Station, 187m away. The nearest airport option is Cambridge Airport, 2.8km away.

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17 Adams House, Rustat Avenue, Cambridge, CB1 3RE

Property type

Mid terrace

Floor 02

Bedroom

Bathroom

Floor area

50 m²

538 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 80

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Social Rental

Overview

About 17 Adams House

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

17 Adams House is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Cambridge (CB1 3RE). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. At 50 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (50–81 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to B across 20 units on file. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (July 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).

Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in September 2010. At 50 m² it's 28.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (70 m² median across 19 EPCs). Across 2005–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £260,000 is 31.6% above the 2010 sale price.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms1
Bathrooms1

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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.

17 Adams House's carbon output is low for the local stock.

Current Certificate(1 of 3)

Mar 2022

EPC Rating

C80

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

1.0 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Adams House, Rustat Avenue, Cambridge, CB1 3RE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Adams House 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.

Current estimate

£260,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.2% per year over 5 years.

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Last sold (2010)

£197,500

Growth on file: 3.2% per year over 5 years.

Sales timeline

9 September 2010Most recent
£197,500
+17.9%over 5 years
8 June 2005
£167,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB1 3RE: £350,000 (2024–2022).

Nearby sales in CB1 3RE

On the street

Versus other Rustat Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 19 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 17 Adams House lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,950

Street avg £4,607

Below

Floor Area

50 m²

Street avg 67 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

1.0 t/year

Street avg 1.5 t/year

Strongly above

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

4/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Cambridge Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.5 km

Cambridge Maths School. 28 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CB1 3RE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.9dB

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