187a, Newmarket Road, Cambridge, CB5 8HA
About 187a
187a is a semi-detached house in Cambridge (CB5 8HA). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2018) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in July 2018 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 44 m² this is the 9th smallest of 27 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 19–167 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 27 units on file.
At 44 m² it sits well below the postcode median (70 m² across 26 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs).
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Energy performance
187a's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £885 · Includes VAT
Planning history
187a has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
21 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
187a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£242,000
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 CB5 8HA: £420,000 (2022–2021).
Nearby sales in CB5 8HA
Flat 1, 123 Newmarket Road, Cambridge, CB5 8HA
Sold Oct 2022
£390,000211 213, Newmarket Road, Cambridge, CB5 8HA
Sold Sept 2022
£1,585,000153 Newmarket Road, Cambridge, CB5 8HA
Sold Aug 2022
£347,000175 177, Newmarket Road, Cambridge, CB5 8HA
Sold Dec 2021
£420,000189 Newmarket Road, Cambridge, CB5 8HA
Sold Apr 2018
£500,000
Versus other Newmarket Road homes
187a is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
EPC Rating
39 (E)
Street avg 67 (D)
Floor Area
44 m²
Street avg 56 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 2.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
14/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.6 km
Cambridge Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.6 km
St Matthew's Primary School. 29 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.5dB