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William Smith Close, Cambridge

MyStreetCheck free street report: William Smith Close, Cambridge · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/cambridge-cambridgeshire/william-smith-close/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CB1 3QF, CB1 3QE.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£323,515
26 sales
Price range
£160k – £425k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
29 Aug 2025
CB1 3QF

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At a glance

House prices£324k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station5 min walkCambridge station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold62% freeholdAcross 34 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

26 property sales on William Smith Close, Cambridge have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 29 Aug 2025. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £360,468. Average sale prices rose from £316,000 in 2016 to £405,008 in 2025 (+28%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 6 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 5 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 73% terraced, 23% flat, 4% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on William Smith Close range from £160,000 to £425,000. 62% of homes sold here were freehold and 38% leasehold.

House prices on William Smith Close compared

CB1 postcode area£537,677
Cambridge£512,977
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. William Smith Close has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all CB1 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £316,000 (3 sales)2016£316k2017: £281,333 (3 sales)2017£281k2018: £267,500 (1 sales)2018£268k2019: £254,500 (2 sales)2019£255k2020: £337,333 (3 sales)2020£337k2021: £277,500 (2 sales)2021£278k2022: £396,470 (4 sales)2022£396k2023: £275,000 (3 sales)2023£275k2024: £351,667 (3 sales)2024£352k2025: £405,008 (2 sales)2025£405k

Tenure: 62% freehold and 38% leasehold across 34 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced19£360,46829 Aug 2025
Flat6£214,58320 Dec 2023
Semi-detached1£275,00018 Dec 2023

Sold prices on William Smith Close

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
31, William Smith Close CB1 3QE 29 Aug 2025£395,000 TerracedFreehold
4, William Smith Close CB1 3QF 29 Aug 2025£415,015 TerracedFreehold
38, William Smith Close CB1 3QF 15 Oct 2024£386,000 TerracedFreehold
78, William Smith Close CB1 3QF 28 Aug 2024£291,000 TerracedLeasehold
36, William Smith Close CB1 3QF 21 Jun 2024£379,000 OtherFreehold
50, William Smith Close CB1 3QF 7 Jun 2024£378,000 TerracedFreehold
59, William Smith Close CB1 3QE 20 Dec 2023£160,000 FlatLeasehold
74, William Smith Close CB1 3QF 18 Dec 2023£275,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
32, William Smith Close CB1 3QF 30 Oct 2023£390,000 TerracedFreehold
35, William Smith Close CB1 3QE 12 Sep 2023£150,000 OtherFreehold
102, William Smith Close CB1 3QF 30 Jun 2023£305,000 FlatLeasehold
86, William Smith Close CB1 3QF 25 Nov 2022£229,000 FlatLeasehold
31, William Smith Close CB1 3QE 7 Nov 2022£375,000 TerracedFreehold
24, William Smith Close CB1 3QF 16 Sep 2022£425,000 TerracedFreehold
15, William Smith Close CB1 3QE 26 May 2022£395,880 TerracedFreehold
4, William Smith Close CB1 3QF 19 Apr 2022£390,000 TerracedFreehold
112, William Smith Close CB1 3QF 21 Jul 2021£175,000 FlatLeasehold
62, William Smith Close CB1 3QF 19 Mar 2021£250,000 FlatLeasehold
1, William Smith Close CB1 3QE 7 Jan 2021£380,000 TerracedFreehold
100, William Smith Close CB1 3QF 6 Jan 2021£125,562 OtherFreehold
54, William Smith Close CB1 3QF 18 Dec 2020£366,000 TerracedFreehold
34, William Smith Close CB1 3QF 26 Nov 2020£308,000 TerracedFreehold
8, William Smith Close CB1 3QF 16 Oct 2020£338,000 TerracedFreehold
35, William Smith Close CB1 3QE 20 Aug 2019£169,000 FlatLeasehold
1, William Smith Close CB1 3QE 15 Mar 2019£340,000 TerracedFreehold
75, William Smith Close CB1 3QE 9 Aug 2018£267,500 FlatLeasehold
56, William Smith Close CB1 3QF 13 Jul 2018£252,000 FlatLeasehold
89, William Smith Close CB1 3QE 16 Aug 2017£236,000 FlatLeasehold
14, William Smith Close CB1 3QF 6 Apr 2017£285,000 TerracedFreehold
18, William Smith Close CB1 3QF 10 Jan 2017£323,000 TerracedFreehold
24, William Smith Close CB1 3QF 28 Oct 2016£348,000 TerracedFreehold
96, William Smith Close CB1 3QF 1 Aug 2016£250,000 FlatLeasehold
102, William Smith Close CB1 3QF 1 Jul 2016£280,000 FlatLeasehold
40, William Smith Close CB1 3QF 27 May 2016£320,000 TerracedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
31, William Smith Close £375,000 (Nov 2022) → £395,000 (Aug 2025) +5%
over 3 yrs
4, William Smith Close £390,000 (Apr 2022) → £415,015 (Aug 2025) +6%
over 3 yrs
35, William Smith Close £169,000 (Aug 2019) → £150,000 (Sep 2023) -11%
over 4 yrs
102, William Smith Close £280,000 (Jul 2016) → £305,000 (Jun 2023) +9%
over 7 yrs
24, William Smith Close £348,000 (Oct 2016) → £425,000 (Sep 2022) +22%
over 6 yrs
1, William Smith Close £340,000 (Mar 2019) → £380,000 (Jan 2021) +12%
over 2 yrs

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Schools near William Smith Close

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Cambridge Maths School 99 pupils 16 plus 16–19 Report 0.2 mi
Cardiff Sixth Form College, Cambridge 100 pupils Other independent school 14–19 Report 0.4 mi
Ridgefield Primary School 205 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.4 mi
St. Andrew's College Cambridge 123 pupils Other independent school 15–22 Report 0.4 mi
Cambridge Muslim Secondary School 8 pupils Other independent school 11–16 Report 0.4 mi
Sancton Wood School 363 pupils Other independent school 1–16 Report 0.5 mi
Coleridge Community College 553 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.5 mi
St Matthew's Primary School 628 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.6 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Cambridge station 0.2 mi · 5 min walk
  • Cambridge South station 1.6 mi · 32 min walk
  • Cambridge North station 2.1 mi · 41 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Mill Road Surgery
    279-281 Mill Road, Cambridge · 0.4 mi
  • Petersfield Medical Practice
    25 Mill Road, Cambridge · 0.5 mi
  • Woodlands Surgery
    48-49 Bateman Street, Cambridge · 0.6 mi
  • York Street Medical Practice
    146-148 York Street, Cambridge · 0.6 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Mill Road · 0.2 mi
  • Marks and Spencer Travel SF M&S Cambridge Rail SF · 0.2 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Cambridge Station Rd Local · 0.2 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Cambridge Station Express · 0.3 mi

Pharmacies

  • Mill Road Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Petersfield Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Gft Davies & Co. · 0.5 mi

Dentists

  • Cambridge Dencare · 0.4 mi
  • Brookfields Health Centre · 0.6 mi
  • Homerton Street (dental Surgery) · 0.6 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 9 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income10 of 10
Employment10 of 10
Education and skills10 of 10
Health and disability9 of 10
Crime8 of 10
Access to housing and services9 of 10
Living environment2 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned45.8%62.5%
Private rented47.1%20.3%
Social rented7.1%17.1%
Households749

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 157.8%17.4%
Aged 15–6480.8%64.1%
Aged 65+11.3%18.6%
Residents1,622

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks99%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks100%92%

Share of homes across Cambridge with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around William Smith Close

Ethnic group

HereCambridge
White82.5%74.5%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh10%14.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4%5.1%
Other ethnic group2.3%3.1%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.2%2.4%

Religion

HereCambridge
No religion55.9%44.7%
Christian28.5%35.2%
Not answered8.8%9.8%
Hindu2.4%2.3%
Muslim2%5.1%
Other religion1.2%0.8%
Buddhist0.7%1.1%
Jewish0.5%0.7%

Country of birth

HereCambridge
Born in the UK61.3%62%
Born outside the UK38.7%38%

Highest qualification

HereCambridge
Level 4 qualifications and above74%55.8%
Level 3 qualifications9.1%18.2%
No qualifications6.1%9.6%
Level 2 qualifications4.3%6.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications3%4.8%
Other qualifications2.2%2.1%
Apprenticeship1.4%2.6%

General health

HereCambridge
Very good health58.7%55%
Good health29%32.1%
Fair health8.9%9.6%
Bad health2.7%2.5%
Very bad health0.7%0.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereCambridge
1 car or van in household44.6%46.6%
No cars or vans in household43.5%34.4%
2 cars or vans in household10.1%15%
3 or more cars or vans in household1.7%4%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Cambridge.

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