12 Daws Close, Cambridge, CB1 9LE

12 Daws Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Cambridge (CB1 9LE). It has a recorded floor area of 174 m² (around 1873 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (September 2015); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 174 m² the property is well over the postcode median (95 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £586,000 sits 56.3% above the 2016 sale of £375,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£200/sq ft) was about 22.3% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 10 years since the last transfer (February 2016).