8 Main Street, Stow Cum Quy, Cambridge, CB25 9AB
About 8 Main Street
8 Main Street is an end-of-terrace house in Stow-Cum-Quy, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB25 9AB). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2023) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in September 2015 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 70 m² it's 27.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (97 m² median across 10 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
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Hot water system upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Planning history
8 Main Street has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
8 Main Street has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£305,000
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 CB25 9AB: £545,000 (2025–2011).
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Versus other Main Street homes
CO₂ Emissions for 8 Main Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
50 (E)
Street avg 46 (E)
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 131 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 9.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 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
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
2.0 km
Bottisham Village College. 2 schools 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
49.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.6dB