8 Cambridge Road, Waterbeach, Cambridge, CB25 9NJ
About 8 Cambridge Road
8 Cambridge Road is a detached house in Waterbeach, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB25 9NJ). It has a recorded floor area of 122 m² (around 1313 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
At 122 m² the property is well over the postcode median (81 m² across 67 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer was September 2025 at £625,000 — fresh data. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£476/sq ft) was about 86.5% 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
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Oct 2019ExtensionFullIn report
First floor side extension two storey side extension garage conversion and single storey rear extension
- Agent
- Michael Bullivant Associates
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- S/2908/19/FL
What's in 8 Cambridge Road, Waterbeach, Cambridge, CB25 9NJ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.
£598,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.2% per year over 24 years.
£625,000
Growth on file: 4.2% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
25 September 2025Most recent
£625,000
+32.0%over 4 years28 June 2021
£473,500
+10.1%over 1 year30 June 2019
£430,000
+1.2%20 June 2019
£425,000
+83.2%over 17 years17 October 2001
£232,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB25 9NJ: £388,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in CB25 9NJ
106 Cambridge Road, Waterbeach, Cambridge, CB25 9NJ
Sold Apr 2025
£1,500,00023 Cambridge Road, Waterbeach, Cambridge, CB25 9NJ
Sold Dec 2024
£325,5005 Cambridge Road, Waterbeach, Cambridge, CB25 9NJ
Sold Dec 2024
£388,00045 Cambridge Road, Waterbeach, Cambridge, CB25 9NJ
Sold Sept 2024
£371,25071 Cambridge Road, Waterbeach, Cambridge, CB25 9NJ
Sold Aug 2024
£660,000
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Versus other Cambridge Road homes
On years held, 8 Cambridge Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,123
Street avg £3,325
Floor Area
122 m²
Street avg 107 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 4.2 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
0.8 km
Waterbeach Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.7 km
Waterbeach Community Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.8dB