31 Smith Street, Elsworth, Cambridge, CB23 4HY
About 31 Smith Street
31 Smith Street is a detached house in Elsworth, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 4HY). It has a recorded floor area of 240 m² (around 2583 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 57), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in September 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 240 m² the property is well over the postcode median (79 m² across 9 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. 7 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £900,000 is 33.3% above the 2007 sale price.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
31 Smith Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
31 Smith Street has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Nov 2024Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 - Yew - Reduce height by 3 metres and spread to balance by 2 metres. This is to maintain tree size due to location. T2 - Self-set Ash - fell to near ground level - very small tree in poor location. T3 - Lawson Cypress - fell to near ground level. This is to give more space to the Yew trees. T4 & T5 - Plums - fell to near ground level and grind stumps. One tree is dead, other heavily in decline.
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/1075/TTCA
- Apr 2024Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 Leylandii - cut back to the height of the neighbouring trees/native hedging by 3m. T2 Leylandii - cut back to the height of the neighbouring trees/native hedging by 2m.
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/0265/TTCA
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market — a high-water reference point.
£900,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£675,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 September 2007Most recent
£675,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB23 4HY: £325,000 (2023–2005).
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
£620,00024 Smith Street, Elsworth, Cambridge, CB23 4HY
Sold May 2007
£325,0008 Smith Street, Elsworth, Cambridge, CB23 4HY
Sold Apr 2005
£166,000
Everything we know about 31 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
On epc rating, 31 Smith Street runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
30 (F)
Street avg 61 (D)
Floor Area
240 m²
Street avg 107 m²
CO₂ Emissions
17.0 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 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.
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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