Denmore Lodge, Brunswick Gardens, Cambridge, CB5 8DQ

Denmore Lodge is a four-bedroom detached house in Cambridge (CB5 8DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 269 m² (around 2895 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in January 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good.

Held since May 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 269 m² the property is well over the postcode median (126 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2005–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,482,000 sits 56% above the 2010 sale of £950,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£328/sq ft) was about 24.6% below the postcode norm. 14 planning records sit against the property, 7 approved, 5 refused. Past consents include an extension, tree works and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.