81a, Cambridge Road, Milton, Cambridge, CB24 6AW
About 81a
81a is a semi-detached house in Milton, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 6AW). It has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (around 1550 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2020) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 98), a 2-band jump.
Held since June 1996 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 144 m² the property is well over the postcode median (95 m² across 51 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £555,000 sits 616.1% above the 1996 sale of £77,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£50/sq ft) was about 80.9% below the postcode norm.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
81a has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
81a's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£555,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£77,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
23 June 1996Most recent
£77,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB24 6AW: £480,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in CB24 6AW
Silver Birch, Cambridge Road, Milton, Cambridge, CB24 6AW
Sold Jun 2025
£850,00067 Cambridge Road, Milton, Cambridge, CB24 6AW
Sold Mar 2025
£550,50037 Cambridge Road, Milton, Cambridge, CB24 6AW
Sold Jun 2024
£426,00028a, Cambridge Road, Milton, Cambridge, CB24 6AW
Sold Nov 2023
£460,00018 Cambridge Road, Milton, Cambridge, CB24 6AW
Sold Oct 2022
£435,000
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Versus other Cambridge Road homes
81a outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£538
Street avg £3,631
Floor Area
144 m²
Street avg 111 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.8 km
Cambridge North Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.5 km
Milton Church of England Primary School. 10 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.4dB