Somerville, George Street, Cambridge, CB4 1AL
About Somerville
Somerville is an end-of-terrace house in Cambridge (CB4 1AL). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1219 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2009) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 40). The latest certificate is from January 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since May 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 113 m² the property is well over the postcode median (77 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £690,000 sits 68.3% above the 2009 sale of £410,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£336/sq ft) was about 19.6% below the postcode norm.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Somerville's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Jan 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
Somerville has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
32applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Somerville
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale fell during the post-2008 dip, often a low-water mark in price comparisons.
£690,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£410,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
4 May 2009Most recent
£410,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB4 1AL: £620,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in CB4 1AL
Everything we know about Somerville, 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 George Street homes
Somerville outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,620
Street avg £4,817
Floor Area
113 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
2.2 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
51.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.0dB