18 Benson Street, Cambridge, CB4 3QJ
About 18 Benson Street
18 Benson Street is a mid-terrace house in Cambridge (CB4 3QJ). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
6 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history at 18 Benson Street is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Jan 2026Tree WorksTreesIn report
T2: Yew at end of garden on left hand side - Fell and grind stump T5: x2 Wild Plums on right hand side of path - Fell and grind stump
- Agent
- Eastern Landscape Service Limited
- Council
- Cambridge City Council
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/1458/TTCA
- Dec 2025Tree WorksTreesIn report
T7 Plum - Prune to shorten branches to north over adjacent garden by 3m T8 Yew - Prune to shorten branches to north over adjacent garden by 3m T9 Pyracantha - Reduce height by 1m
- Agent
- Eastern Landscape Service Limited
- Council
- Cambridge City Council
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/1270/TTCA
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 18 Benson Street
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
18 Benson Street has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£562,000
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 CB4 3QJ: £385,000 (2014–2011).
Nearby sales in CB4 3QJ
Everything we know about 18 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
EPC Rating
66 (D)
Street avg 57 (D)
Floor Area
108 m²
Street avg 94 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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