8 John Street, Cambridge, CB1 1DT
About 8 John Street
8 John Street is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Cambridge (CB1 1DT). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). Period features are noted in the property record.
At 139 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 34 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 2 is the typical count. Last sale on file: £920,000 in June 2023. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a loft conversion and a basement excavation, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2008–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£615/sq ft) was about 132.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
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Planning history
3 applications on record at 8 John Street, Cambridge, CB1 1DT
- Nov 2010BasementFullOutcome in report
Extension: Rear of property
Rear extension to basement and ground floor and rear dormer.
Extension- Documents
- 37 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/0950/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksOct 2020Decision
- Loft ConversionSept 2011Decision
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Sales history & valuation
8 John Street has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2008.
£985,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 15 years.
£920,000
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
29 June 2023Most recent
£920,000
+16.8%over 2 years27 August 2020
£788,000
+12.6%over 4 years28 July 2016
£700,000
+100.0%over 7 years30 July 2008
£350,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB1 1DT: £665,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in CB1 1DT
Versus other John Street homes
On floor area, 8 John Street stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£6,619
Street avg £5,353
Floor Area
139 m²
Street avg 106 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
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Crime
4/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.3 km
Cambridge Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.2 km
St Matthew's Primary School. 27 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.8dB






