26 Maris Green, Great Shelford, Cambridge, CB22 5EE

26 Maris Green is a four-bedroom detached house in Great Shelford, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB22 5EE). It has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (around 1432 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (October 2025) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in February 2011 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and main heating went from Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 62).

Held since July 2011 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 133 m² the property is well over the postcode median (73 m² across 18 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 £862,000 sits 72.4% above the 2011 sale of £499,999. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£349/sq ft) was about 23.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 7 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 4 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.