1 Benson Street, Cambridge, CB4 3QJ
About 1 Benson Street
1 Benson Street is an end-of-terrace house in Cambridge (CB4 3QJ). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).
Held since July 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £670,000 sits 346.7% above the 1998 sale of £150,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£122/sq ft) was about 52.1% below the postcode norm.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
1 Benson Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Benson Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
9applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
1 Benson Street's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£670,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£150,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 July 1998Most recent
£150,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB4 3QJ: £385,000 (2014–2011).
Nearby sales in CB4 3QJ
Everything we know about 1 Benson 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
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
Versus other Benson Street homes
Habitable Rooms for 1 Benson Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,316
Street avg £3,436
Floor Area
114 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Luke's CofE Primary School. 20 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.1dB