1Surface-water map around the home: High
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86 William Smith Close, Cambridge, CB1 3QF
Last sale£229,000Nov 2022 · HM Land Registry
If it moved with Cambridge flat prices£198,000Aug 2026 · UK HPI
Surface-water map around the homeHigh
EnergyEPC CNov 2018
MapN ↑234 m ↔
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2Leasehold: Lease documents needed
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＋ River / sea map around the home: Very low · Outside coal high-risk area · Not in a higher-radon area · EPC C
Not covered here yet: conservation area, listed buildings nearby, article 4 direction, tree protection, road noise, rail noise, airport noise. Your conveyancer’s local search covers the planning checks.
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If it moved with Cambridge flat prices
£198,000
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This home’s sale history
| Sold | Price | Type | Tenure | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2022 | £229,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold | Category B: additional transaction |
Street sales
Same type and tenure, other homes in the last 36 months: £160,000 · 1 sales
| Address | Sold | Price | Type | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 William Smith Close, Cambridge, CB1 3QE | Aug 2025 | £395,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 4 William Smith Close, Cambridge, CB1 3QF | Aug 2025 | £415,015 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 38 William Smith Close, Cambridge, CB1 3QF | Oct 2024 | £386,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 78 William Smith Close, Cambridge, CB1 3QF | Aug 2024 | £291,000 | Terraced | Leasehold |
| 36 William Smith Close, Cambridge, CB1 3QF | Jun 2024 | £379,000 | Other property | Freehold |
| 50 William Smith Close, Cambridge, CB1 3QF | Jun 2024 | £378,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 59 William Smith Close, Cambridge, CB1 3QE | Dec 2023 | £160,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| 74 William Smith Close, Cambridge, CB1 3QF | Dec 2023 | £275,000 | Semi-detached | Leasehold |
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The land
Surface-water map around the home: High
The official map describes the land around the building.
Ask about previous flooding and obtain an insurance quote; ask the conveyancer about a flood search.
＋ River / sea map around the home: Very low · Outside coal high-risk area · Not in a higher-radon area
Not covered here yet: conservation area, listed buildings nearby, article 4 direction, tree protection. Your conveyancer’s local search covers the planning checks.
Check the land around this home on the official flood service. Official flood service ↗
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EPC C
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- Floor area
- 38 m²
- Potential EPC band
- B
- Age band
- England and Wales: 1976-1982
- Walls (certificate wording)
- Cavity wall, as built, partial insulation (assumed)
- Roof (certificate wording)
- (another dwelling above)
- Windows (certificate wording)
- Fully double glazed
- Heating (certificate wording)
- Electric storage heaters
- Building height
- Unavailable
Living
Broadband in the area
Postcode residential gigabit coverage: 100%
Full fibre in the local authority: 89.5%
Schools nearby
- Cambridge Maths School16 plus · 312 m
- St. Andrew's College Cambridge639 m
- Cambridge Muslim Secondary School714 m
- Sancton Wood School796 m
- Ridgefield Primary SchoolPrimary · 825 m · School remains Good
- Coleridge Community CollegeSecondary · 825 m · Standards maintained
- St Pauls CofE VA Primary SchoolPrimary · 977 m · Good
- St Alban's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · 981 m · Not judged
- St Philip's CofE Aided Primary SchoolPrimary · 988 m · Good
- Hills Road Sixth Form College16 plus · 1020 m
- St Matthew's Primary SchoolPrimary · 1030 m · Standards maintained
- Cardiff Sixth Form College, Cambridge1068 m
- St Mary's School1099 m
- The Stephen Perse Foundation1104 m
- Morley Memorial Primary SchoolPrimary · 1140 m · School remains Good
- Brunswick Nursery SchoolNursery · 1173 m · School remains Outstanding
- Parkside Community CollegeSecondary · 1245 m · School remains Outstanding
- Mander Portman Woodward1254 m
- Abbey College Cambridge1261 m
- Heritage School1267 m
- The Leys School1339 m
Area context
Deprivation decile (1 is most deprived within its nation): 9 · England 2025
Recorded police incidents: 128
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Next steps
Ask a surveyor to confirm Level 2 or Level 3 after reviewing the age, condition and alterations.
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Which survey level covers this home’s condition, damp, cracks and any alterations?
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Which title, drainage and local searches are needed for this address?
- Surface-water map around the home: Ask about previous flooding and obtain an insurance quote; ask the conveyancer about a flood search.
- Leasehold: Ask the agent for the lease, remaining term, charges and planned works.
What buyers ask
What did this house last sell for?
86 William Smith Close, Cambridge, CB1 3QF last sold for £229,000 in Nov 2022. HM Land Registry · Sep 2026
How does it compare with sales on this street?
For 86 William Smith Close, Cambridge, CB1 3QF, the median of 1 other same-type, same-tenure street sales from Nov 2023 to Nov 2026 is £160,000. HM Land Registry · Sep 2026
What is the EPC rating of this house?
The recorded EPC rating for 86 William Smith Close, Cambridge, CB1 3QF is C. EPC · Nov 2018
Is this house freehold or leasehold?
86 William Smith Close, Cambridge, CB1 3QF was recorded as leasehold at the last sale; this is not a current title check. HM Land Registry · Sep 2026
What do the official flood maps show around this home?
For the land around the building: Surface-water map around the home: High. River / sea map around the home: Very low. Environment Agency · Jun 2026
Sources and licences
Contains British Geological Survey materials © UKRI 2026
Radon Potential classification UK Health Security Agency © Crown copyright 2022
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