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3 Argyle Street, Cambridge, CB1 3LR

4 sales on record
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
66 m²
710 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 53
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 3 Argyle Street

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

3 Argyle Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Cambridge (CB1 3LR). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2025) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since March 2013. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Period features are noted in the property record.

Most recent transfer: September 2020 at £420,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 66 m² it's 15.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (78 m² median across 49 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £475,000 is 13.1% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£591/sq ft) was about 132% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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
  • Bathrooms1
  • ConservatoryYes

Building

  • Heating systemGas
  • Period featuresYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Sept 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
3.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Apr 2015from Mar 2013
EPC improved fromE52toD55
Heating Controls
Prog + StatFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Windows
SinglePartial Double

Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing

Low Energy Lighting
18%67%

More low energy lighting installed

Sept 2025from Apr 2015
EPC improved fromD55toE53
Heating Controls
FullProg + Stat

Heating controls changed

Low Energy Lighting
67%100%

More low energy lighting installed

SDL Surveying

Get a survey for this property

Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 Argyle Street, Cambridge, CB1 3LR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

3 Argyle Street has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

36 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.

3 Argyle Street has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.

Current estimate

£475,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 22 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2020)

£420,000

Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 22 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 15 September 2020Most recent

    £420,000

    +3.7%over 4 years

  2. 16 May 2016

    £405,000

    +8.0%over 9 months

  3. 16 August 2015

    £375,000

    +307.6%over 16 years

  4. 12 November 1998

    £92,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB1 3LR: £510,000 (2025–2023).

On the street

Versus other Argyle Street homes

Four headline reads against 43 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

3 Argyle Street outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£6,364

Street avg £4,369

Strongly above

Floor Area

66 m²

Street avg 89 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.3 t/year

Street avg 4.0 t/year

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 3 Argyle Street

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the areaLarger development activity nearby

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

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Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

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1 Cockburn Street

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2 bed1 bath
£403k

1 Brandt House, Rustat Avenue

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2 bed
£337k

1 Bailey House, Rustat Avenue

CB1 3PG

2 bed1 bath
£336k

1 Cavendish Place

CB1 3BH

2 bed1 bath
£496k

1 Cavendish Road

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3 bed1 bath
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

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

4/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.5 km

Cambridge Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.2 km

Cambridge Maths School. 29 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

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 CB1 3LR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CB1 3LR

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CB1 3LR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 3 Argyle Street, Cambridge, CB1 3LR. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.