2 Smith Street, Elsworth, Cambridge, CB23 4HY
About 2 Smith Street
2 Smith Street is a semi-detached house in Elsworth, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 4HY). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 70 m² it's 16% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (83 m² median across 9 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A tree works application was refused at 2 Smith Street in 2023.
- Jun 2023Tree WorksTreesIn report
T15 Ash tree Crown reduce by 0.5m to a maximum of 2m on all trees. (to achieve a reduction in crown volume by 50% staying within BS3998 and removing secondary and tertiary limbs only, and not exacerbating any one sidedness of the trees current form)
- Agent
- SP Landscapes & Tree Contractors
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 23 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/0354/TTPO
- May 2023Tree WorksTreesIn report
2 x Weeping Ash (T1 and T2 our ref): Section Fell to ground level after report from John setchell design report ref 3187
- Agent
- SP Landscapes & Tree Contractors
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/0134/TTPO
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 2 Smith Street
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
2 Smith Street has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£202,000
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 CB23 4HY: £620,000 (2023–2007).
Nearby sales in CB23 4HY
21 Smith Street, Elsworth, Cambridge, CB23 4HY
Sold Jul 2023
£768,11010 Smith Street, Elsworth, Cambridge, CB23 4HY
Sold Jul 2021
£295,00026 Smith Street, Elsworth, Cambridge, CB23 4HY
Sold Jan 2008
£620,00031 Smith Street, Elsworth, Cambridge, CB23 4HY
Sold Sept 2007
£675,00024 Smith Street, Elsworth, Cambridge, CB23 4HY
Sold May 2007
£325,000
Everything we know about 2 Smith Street, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Smith Street homes
2 Smith Street is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
EPC Rating
51 (E)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 128 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 7.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
0.3 km
Elsworth CofE VA Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB