What kind of home is 5 Darwin House, Kingsley Walk, CB5 8JY?

5 Darwin House, Kingsley Walk, CB5 8JY is a 1-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 5 Darwin House, Kingsley Walk, CB5 8JY?

5 Darwin House, Kingsley Walk, CB5 8JY last sold for £340,000 in March 2014, around 12 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 5 Darwin House, Kingsley Walk, CB5 8JY?

The current EPC rating for 5 Darwin House, Kingsley Walk, CB5 8JY is C with a score of 75 out of 100, lodged in October 2013. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 5 Darwin House, Kingsley Walk, CB5 8JY?

5 Darwin House, Kingsley Walk, CB5 8JY has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (506 sq ft), around 47 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 47% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CB5 8JY. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 5 Darwin House, Kingsley Walk, CB5 8JY?

5 Darwin House, Kingsley Walk, CB5 8JY is in council tax band C.

Which area is 5 Darwin House, Kingsley Walk, CB5 8JY in?

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

How safe is the area around 5 Darwin House, Kingsley Walk, CB5 8JY?

Police records around 5 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 5 Darwin House, Kingsley Walk, CB5 8JY?

The closest primary school to 5 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 5 Darwin House, Kingsley Walk, CB5 8JY?

The closest rail stop to 5 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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5 Darwin House, Kingsley Walk, Cambridge, CB5 8JY

Property type

Detached

Floor ground floor

Bedroom

Bathroom

Floor area

47 m²

506 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 75

Council tax

Band C

Overview

About 5 Darwin House

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

5 Darwin House is a one-bedroom detached house in Cambridge (CB5 8JY). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft) and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2013) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The latest certificate is from October 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a balcony.

At 47 m² it sits well below the postcode median (89 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 12 years since the last transfer (March 2014).

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

Bedrooms1
Bathrooms1
Open-plan layoutYes
Dining roomYes

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.

5 Darwin House's carbon output is low for the local stock.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Oct 2023

EPC Rating

C75

Main Heating

—

Main Fuel

—

Hot Water

Very Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

0.7 t/year

Occupancy

—

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Darwin House, Kingsley Walk, Cambridge, CB5 8JY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 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.

5 Darwin House valuation runs notably under the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£348,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2014)

£340,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

14 March 2014Most recent
£340,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB5 8JY: £840,000 (2025–2018).

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.

5 Darwin House is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£7,234

Street avg £6,720

Above

Floor Area

47 m²

Street avg 103 m²

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

0.7 t/year

Street avg 1.4 t/year

Strongly above

Years Held

12 years

Street avg 10 years

On par

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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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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 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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FAQ

Common questions

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