What did 18 Darwin House, Kingsley Walk, CB5 8JY sell for?

18 Darwin House, Kingsley Walk, CB5 8JY last sold for £490,000 in March 2025, around 1 years ago. Before that, it sold for £500,000 in November 2013, so prices have been flat over 11 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 18 Darwin House, Kingsley Walk, CB5 8JY?

Across 2 sales between November 2013 and March 2025, 18 Darwin House, Kingsley Walk, CB5 8JY fell from £500,000 to £490,000, a change of £10,000. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 18 Darwin House, Kingsley Walk, CB5 8JY have?

The current EPC rating for 18 Darwin House, Kingsley Walk, CB5 8JY is C with a score of 79 out of 100, lodged in September 2025. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 18 Darwin House, Kingsley Walk, CB5 8JY?

18 Darwin House, Kingsley Walk, CB5 8JY has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (893 sq ft), around 42 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 18 Darwin House, Kingsley Walk, CB5 8JY use?

The latest EPC at 18 Darwin House, Kingsley Walk, CB5 8JY records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 18 Darwin House, Kingsley Walk, CB5 8JY?

18 Darwin House, Kingsley Walk, CB5 8JY is in council tax band E.

Which area is 18 Darwin House, Kingsley Walk, CB5 8JY in?

18 Darwin House, Kingsley Walk, CB5 8JY sits in Cambridge. It falls within the CB5 postcode district in Cambridgeshire.

How safe is the area around 18 Darwin House, Kingsley Walk, CB5 8JY?

Police records around 18 Darwin House, Kingsley Walk, CB5 8JY show an average of 14 reported crimes per month over the last 14 months. Shoplifting makes up roughly 45% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (68% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 18 Darwin House, Kingsley Walk, CB5 8JY?

The closest primary school to 18 Darwin House, Kingsley Walk, CB5 8JY is St Matthew's Primary School (550m), one of 20 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Parkside Community College (739m), with 8 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 18 Darwin House, Kingsley Walk, CB5 8JY?

The closest rail stop to 18 Darwin House, Kingsley Walk, CB5 8JY is Cambridge Rail Station, 1.7km away. The nearest airport option is Cambridge Airport, 2.6km away.

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18 Darwin House, Kingsley Walk, Cambridge, CB5 8JY

Property type

Detached

Floor 03

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

83 m²

893 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 79

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About 18 Darwin House

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

18 Darwin House is a two-bedroom detached house in Cambridge (CB5 8JY). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2012-2021 and council tax band E. At 83 m² this is the 6th smallest of 21 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 47–158 m². The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the bottom. Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (September 2025) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since October 2013. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Average.

A recent sale: £490,000 in March 2025.

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

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms2
Open-plan layoutYes
Dining roomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

ParkingAllocated
BalconyYes

Building

ConciergeYes

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Energy

Energy performance

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

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Sept 2025

EPC Rating

C79

Main Heating

—

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

1.7 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Sept 2025from Oct 2013

Heating Controls

Prog + TRVsProg + Stat

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Hot Water

SolarCommunity

Hot water system changed

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Darwin House, Kingsley Walk, Cambridge, CB5 8JY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

18 Darwin House 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

18 Darwin House's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.

Current estimate

£495,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -0.2% per year over 11 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£490,000

Growth on file: -0.2% per year over 11 years.

Sales timeline

27 March 2025Most recent
£490,000
-2.0%over 11 years
28 November 2013
£500,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB5 8JY: £950,000 (2023–2017).

Nearby sales in CB5 8JY

On the street

Versus other Kingsley Walk homes

Four headline reads against 20 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for 18 Darwin House lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,904

Street avg £6,786

Strongly below

Floor Area

83 m²

Street avg 101 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

1.7 t/year

Street avg 1.4 t/year

Below

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Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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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.

Full Cambridge report

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

1.7 km

Cambridge Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.6 km

St Matthew's Primary School. 28 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CB5 8JY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CB5 8JY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.4dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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