81 Holbrook Road, Cambridge, CB1 7SX
About 81 Holbrook Road
81 Holbrook Road is a detached house in Cambridge (CB1 7SX). It has a recorded floor area of 251 m² (around 2702 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).
At 251 m² the property is well over the postcode median (115 m² across 32 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £1,971,000 is 25.1% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£583/sq ft) was about 80.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2020 at £1,575,000.
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Energy performance
81 Holbrook Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
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Planning history
1 application on record at 81 Holbrook Road, Cambridge, CB1 7SX
- Jan 2022PorchFullOutcome in report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
Part single-storey and part two-storey rear extension, with new dormer and front porch canopy
- Council
- Cambridge City Council
Extension- Documents
- 22 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/05283/HFUL
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 81 Holbrook Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,971,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,575,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 February 2020Most recent
£1,575,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB1 7SX: £1,040,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in CB1 7SX
Versus other Holbrook Road homes
On floor area, 81 Holbrook Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£6,275
Street avg £4,633
Floor Area
251 m²
Street avg 116 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.5 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
4/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.6 km
Cambridge Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.6 km
Queen Edith Primary School. 24 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.1dB