What kind of home is 42 King Street, CB24 8QD?

42 King Street, CB24 8QD is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 42 King Street, CB24 8QD?

42 King Street, CB24 8QD last sold for £470,000 in February 2022, around 4 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 42 King Street, CB24 8QD have?

The current EPC rating for 42 King Street, CB24 8QD is B with a score of 81 out of 100, lodged in November 2024. It has improved from a D recorded in April 2021 (2 bands). Source: EPC Register.

How big is 42 King Street, CB24 8QD?

42 King Street, CB24 8QD has a recorded floor area of 143 m² (1,539 sq ft), around 36 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 27% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CB24 8QD. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 42 King Street, CB24 8QD use?

The latest EPC at 42 King Street, CB24 8QD records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Which area is 42 King Street, CB24 8QD in?

42 King Street, CB24 8QD sits in Rampton, Cambridge, Cambridge. It falls within the CB24 postcode district in Cambridgeshire.

Is 42 King Street, CB24 8QD in a safe area?

Police records around 42 King Street, CB24 8QD show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Burglary makes up roughly 18% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 42 King Street, CB24 8QD?

The closest primary school to 42 King Street, CB24 8QD is Northstowe Learning Community (1.7km), one of 5 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Northstowe Learning Community (1.7km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

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42 King Street, Rampton, Cambridge, CB24 8QD

EPC B

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

143 m²

1539 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 81

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 42 King Street

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

42 King Street is a four-bedroom detached house in Rampton, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 8QD). It has a recorded floor area of 143 m² (around 1539 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1983-1990. The latest certificate (November 2024) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in April 2021 the rating was D, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 143 m² it's 25.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (114 m² median across 43 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £541,000 is 15.1% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£305/sq ft) was about 57.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2022 at £470,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Risks

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms4

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

42 King Street ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

Current Certificate(1 of 3)

Nov 2024

EPC Rating

B81

Main Heating

Heat Pump

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

2.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jan 2024from Apr 2021

Roof

GoodVery Good

Roof insulation improved

Nov 2024from Jan 2024

EPC improved fromD65toB81

Heating System

Gas BoilerHeat Pump

Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency

Main Fuel

OilElectric

Changed to a more efficient fuel source

Heating Controls

FullProg + Stat

Heating controls changed

Windows

AverageGood

Window efficiency improved

Renewable Energy

NoneSolar PV

Solar PV panels (25 kWp) installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 42 King Street, Rampton, Cambridge, CB24 8QD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

42 King Street has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£541,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2022)

£470,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

14 February 2022Most recent
£470,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB24 8QD: £487,950 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in CB24 8QD

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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.

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On the street

Versus other King Street homes

Four headline reads against 43 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 42 King Street stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£3,287

Street avg £2,634

Above

Floor Area

143 m²

Street avg 128 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

2.1 t/year

Street avg 5.1 t/year

Strongly above

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Cambridge district page.

Full Cambridge report

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

1.7 km

Northstowe Learning Community. 7 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CB24 8QD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CB24 8QD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.8dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4

FAQ

Common questions

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