33 High Street, Waterbeach, Cambridge, CB25 9JU
About 33 High Street
33 High Street is a five-bedroom detached house in Waterbeach, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB25 9JU). It has a recorded floor area of 194 m² (around 2088 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in May 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 194 m² the property is well over the postcode median (102 m² across 30 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Sold March 2024 for £1,100,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 6 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an annexe, new windows, tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£527/sq ft) was about 87.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- StudyYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
33 High Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
33 High Street has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Feb 2025HeritageIn report
Installation of cat flap
- Agent
- C R Barnes Limited
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 25 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/04525/LBC
- Jan 2025AnnexFullIn report
Conversion of office/car port to annex ancillary to main dwelling, with installation of roof lights, flue and windows to front and rear. Replacement of bin store with bike store.
- Agent
- C R Barnes Limited
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
New Windows- Documents
- 23 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/04524/HFUL
What's in 33 High Street, Waterbeach, Cambridge, CB25 9JU's planning history?
4 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 33 High Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,083,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 22 years.
£1,100,000
Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
27 March 2024Most recent
£1,100,000
+71.9%over 14 years1 December 2009
£640,000
+28.0%over 5 years5 May 2004
£499,950
+55.0%over 2 years15 March 2002
£322,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB25 9JU: £540,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in CB25 9JU
17c, High Street, Waterbeach, Cambridge, CB25 9JU
Sold Feb 2025
£345,00019a, High Street, Waterbeach, Cambridge, CB25 9JU
Sold Sept 2023
£540,00032 High Street, Waterbeach, Cambridge, CB25 9JU
Sold Sept 2022
£463,861The Firs, High Street, Waterbeach, Cambridge, CB25 9JU
Sold Nov 2020
£675,00038 High Street, Waterbeach, Cambridge, CB25 9JU
Sold Jun 2020
£685,000
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Versus other High Street homes
On years held, 33 High Street runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,670
Street avg £3,822
Floor Area
194 m²
Street avg 111 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.7 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.9 km
Waterbeach Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.2 km
Waterbeach Community Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.2dB