85 Walpole Road, Cambridge, CB1 3TH
About 85 Walpole Road
85 Walpole Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Cambridge (CB1 3TH). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 855 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2011) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). The latest certificate is from March 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 2002–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £409,000 sits 73.3% above the 2011 sale of £236,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£276/sq ft) was about 32.2% below the postcode norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 72% of similar EPCs). 15 years since the last transfer (September 2011).
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Inside
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Energy performance
85 Walpole Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Mar 2021
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 30 March 2021
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Planning history
85 Walpole Road has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
34 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
85 Walpole Road saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£409,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 9 years.
£236,000
Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
14 September 2011Most recent
£236,000
+12.4%over 4 years10 November 2006
£210,000
+47.9%over 4 years6 August 2002
£142,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB1 3TH: £376,000 (2021–2015).
Nearby sales in CB1 3TH
Versus other Walpole Road homes
85 Walpole Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,972
Street avg £5,672
Floor Area
79 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 2.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
334/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.8 km
Cambridge Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Bede's Inter-Church School. 23 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.1dB