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26 Benson Street, Cambridge, CB4 3QJ

1 planning record
Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
102 m²
1101 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 44
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Overview

About 26 Benson Street

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

26 Benson Street is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Cambridge (CB4 3QJ). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1101 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2011) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The latest certificate is from January 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since March 2011 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1996–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £775,000 sits 59.8% above the 2011 sale of £485,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£441/sq ft) was about 80.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2011. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs).

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

  • Bedrooms3
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

26 Benson Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Jan 2021

Current Certificate
Jan 2011

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E44
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
6.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 10 January 2021

New assessment needed to sell or let
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 26 Benson Street, Cambridge, CB4 3QJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

26 Benson Street has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at 26 Benson Street, Cambridge, CB4 3QJ

1decisions1extensions16documents9nearby
  1. Jul 2011
    ConservatoryFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Single storey rear exension to form sun lounge.

    Extension
    Documents
    16 docs on file
    Reference
    11/0601/FUL
    Full record in report

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  • Every decision — granted, refused or withdrawn (1 on record)
  • All 1 application on this property in full, plus 9 notable nearby
  • The 16 documents, officer reports & conditions
  • What the pattern means for extending or converting here
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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.

26 Benson Street has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.

Current estimate

£775,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.0% per year over 15 years.

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Last sold (2011)

£485,000

Growth on file: 9.0% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 30 March 2011Most recent

    £485,000

    +256.6%over 14 years
  2. 13 June 1996

    £136,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB4 3QJ: £382,000 (2014–2006).

On the street

Versus other Benson Street homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 26 Benson Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,743

Street avg £2,865

Strongly above

Floor Area

102 m²

Street avg 94 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

6.2 t/year

Street avg 5.2 t/year

Below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 26 Benson Street

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the area

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Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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.

Crime

411/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Closest school

0.4 km

St Luke's CofE Primary School. 20 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CB4 3QJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CB4 3QJ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CB4 3QJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.1dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Common questions

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