5 Herbert Street, Cambridge, CB4 1AG

5 Herbert Street is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Cambridge (CB4 1AG). It has a recorded floor area of 143 m² (around 1539 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2026) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in June 2017 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while lighting dropped from Good to Average. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition. Other recorded features include a balcony and a basement. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 143 m² the property is well over the postcode median (110 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 81% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£557/sq ft) was about 63.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2021 for £858,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.