1 Gunhild Close, Cambridge, CB1 8RD
About 1 Gunhild Close
1 Gunhild Close is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Cambridge (CB1 8RD). It has a recorded floor area of 175 m² (around 1884 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2024) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86).
It hasn't traded since September 2004, a hold of 22 years that's notably long for the area. At 175 m² the property is well over the postcode median (84 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1998–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £670,000 sits 263.1% above the 2004 sale of £184,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£98/sq ft) was about 69.4% below the postcode norm. 5 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms7
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Planning history
A HMO conversion application was refused at 1 Gunhild Close in 2022.
5 applications on record at 1 Gunhild Close, Cambridge, CB1 8RD
- Jul 2005ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Erection of 3 storey side extension (including roof extension to existing dwelling) and single storey front extension.
- Council
- Cambridge City Council
- Reference
- 05/0549/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionNov 2022Decision
- HMOJul 2022Decision
+ 2 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1998.
£670,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.9% per year over 6 years.
£184,500
Growth on file: 14.9% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
16 September 2004Most recent
£184,500
+129.2%over 5 years29 September 1998
£80,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB1 8RD: £461,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in CB1 8RD
Versus other Gunhild Close homes
Floor Area for 1 Gunhild Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,054
Street avg £3,818
Floor Area
175 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
4/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.8 km
Cambridge Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.3 km
Queen Edith Primary School. 23 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
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