12 Capstan Close, Cambridge, CB4 1BJ

12 Capstan Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Cambridge (CB4 1BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (around 1485 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (March 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 138 m² it sits well below the postcode median (254 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sale on file: £1,307,100 in September 2022. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2025. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£880/sq ft) was about 106% above the typical sold price in the postcode.