2 Herbert Street, Cambridge, CB4 1AQ
About 2 Herbert Street
2 Herbert Street is a property in Cambridge (CB4 1AQ).
It changed hands recently, sold June 2025 for £526,000. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, partial demolition and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
No EPC on record
This property doesn't have an Energy Performance Certificate yet. An EPC is required to sell or let — and unlocks our automated valuation.
Planning history
A change of use to residential application was refused at 2 Herbert Street in 2024.
- Nov 2025Change of UseFullIn report
Change of use, alterations and extension of commercial building to form dwelling including cycle and refuse store and air source heat pump following part demolition of existing building.
- Agent
- TAS Architects
- Council
- Cambridge City Council
ExtensionDemolition- Documents
- 29 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/03649/FUL
- Oct 2024Change of UseOutlineIn report
Change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to 3 No. Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3) including private external amenity space, room for bicycles and bins.
- Agent
- Freeland Rees Roberts
- Council
- Cambridge City Council
- Documents
- 20 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/03164/PRIOR
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 2 Herbert Street
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
£526,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
11 June 2025Most recent
£526,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB4 1AQ: £635,000 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in CB4 1AQ
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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
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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
0.2 km
Milton Road Primary School. 23 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.6dB