15 Herbert Street, Cambridge, CB4 1AG
About 15 Herbert Street
15 Herbert Street is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Cambridge (CB4 1AG). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £743,000 is 10.1% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£697/sq ft) was about 92.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 90 m² it's 18.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (111 m² median across 16 EPCs). Sold April 2022 for £675,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenWest-facing
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Nov 2025ConditionsIn report
S73 to vary condition 2 (Approved plans) of planning permission 25/01317/HFUL (Rear roof extension including dormer window and 4no rooflights to front elevation) to amend the design of the South facing dormer from facing brickwork to zinc-clad timber frame to match the rest of the proposed dormer.
- Agent
- Ely Design Group
- Council
- Cambridge City Council
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/03630/S73
- Jul 2025Loft ConversionFullIn report
Rear roof extension including dormer window and 4no rooflights to front elevation.
- Agent
- Ely Design Group
- Council
- Cambridge City Council
Extension- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/01317/HFUL
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 15 Herbert Street
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
15 Herbert Street has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£743,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 26 years.
£675,000
Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
7 April 2022Most recent
£675,000
+144.6%over 16 years21 September 2005
£276,000
+45.3%over 4 years14 May 2001
£189,950
+22.5%over 2 years5 May 1999
£155,000
+23.9%over 3 years15 December 1995
£125,056
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB4 1AG: £660,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in CB4 1AG
Everything we know about 15 Herbert Street, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Herbert Street homes
15 Herbert Street outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£7,500
Street avg £5,553
Floor Area
90 m²
Street avg 111 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
2.3 km
Cambridge North Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.3 km
Milton Road Primary School. 23 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.4dB