20 Herbert Street, Cambridge, CB4 1AQ
About 20 Herbert Street
20 Herbert Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Cambridge (CB4 1AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2015) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2008. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£752/sq ft) was about 223.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2022 for £695,995. 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
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Previously extendedYes
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Aug 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
20 Herbert Street has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Dec 2008ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension.
- Agent
- RDP Surveyors
- Council
- Cambridge City Council
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 08/1518/FUL
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 20 Herbert Street
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
20 Herbert Street has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£655,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 24 years.
£695,995
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
21 August 2022Most recent
£695,995
+16.0%over 6 years6 November 2015
£600,000
+300.0%over 17 years26 October 1998
£150,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB4 1AQ: £590,000 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in CB4 1AQ
Everything we know about 20 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
Price per m² for 20 Herbert Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£8,093
Street avg £4,224
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 108 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 5.6 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
0.2 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