Flat 1, 132 Cherry Hinton Road, Cambridge, CB1 7AJ
About Flat 1
Flat 1 is a mid-terrace house in Cambridge (CB1 7AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (January 2024) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (April 2018); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 78 m² the property is well over the postcode median (35 m² across 29 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 72% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £955 · Includes VAT
Planning history
Flat 1 has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Flat 1 has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£318,000
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 7AJ: £385,000 (2024–2004).
Nearby sales in CB1 7AJ
104a, Cherry Hinton Road, Cambridge, CB1 7AJ
Sold Sept 2024
£690,000Flat 1, 102 Cherry Hinton Road, Cambridge, CB1 7AJ
Sold Aug 2019
£778,000106a, Cherry Hinton Road, Cambridge, CB1 7AJ
Sold Nov 2015
£240,000138 Cherry Hinton Road, Cambridge, CB1 7AJ
Sold Nov 2006
£335,000136 Cherry Hinton Road, Cambridge, CB1 7AJ
Sold May 2004
£385,000
Versus other Cherry Hinton Road homes
Flat 1 outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
53 (E)
Street avg 63 (D)
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 43 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 2.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 2 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
0.8 km
Cambridge Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.2 km
Morley Memorial Primary School. 26 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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
49.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.3dB







