1 Queen Ediths Way, Cambridge, CB1 7PH

1 Queen Ediths Way is a four-bedroom detached house in Cambridge (CB1 7PH). It has a recorded floor area of 162 m² (around 1744 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2017) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in January 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).

Held since May 2011 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced Cambridge HPI: 5.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £1,256,000 is 49.3% above the 2011 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£482/sq ft) was about 20% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 162 m² the property is well over the postcode median (112 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 74% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.