8 Glebe Road, Waterbeach, Cambridge, CB25 9RJ
About 8 Glebe Road
8 Glebe Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Waterbeach, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB25 9RJ). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2016) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 63 m² it sits well below the postcode median (91 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1996–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£461/sq ft) was about 135.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £312,500 in May 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Parkingoff_road
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Apr 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 Glebe Road has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
8 Glebe Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£329,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 25 years.
£312,500
Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
26 May 2022Most recent
£312,500
+7.8%over 5 years2 August 2016
£290,000
+78.5%over 11 years23 November 2004
£162,500
+54.8%over 3 years28 May 2001
£105,000
+78.0%over 4 years27 January 1997
£59,000
-3.3%20 December 1996
£61,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB25 9RJ: £395,000 (2022–2016).
Nearby sales in CB25 9RJ
5 Glebe Road, Waterbeach, Cambridge, CB25 9RJ
Sold Nov 2022
£350,0001 Glebe Road, Waterbeach, Cambridge, CB25 9RJ
Sold Jun 2022
£590,0006 Glebe Road, Waterbeach, Cambridge, CB25 9RJ
Sold Dec 2020
£475,0009 Glebe Road, Waterbeach, Cambridge, CB25 9RJ
Sold Mar 2016
£395,0004 Glebe Road, Waterbeach, Cambridge, CB25 9RJ
Sold Feb 2015
£342,500
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Versus other Glebe Road homes
Price per m² for 8 Glebe Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,960
Street avg £3,192
Floor Area
63 m²
Street avg 94 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 3.7 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
0.7 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
50.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.0dB