What type of property is 20 Herbert Street, CB4 1AQ?

20 Herbert Street, CB4 1AQ is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house, which has been extended.

When did 20 Herbert Street, CB4 1AQ last change hands?

20 Herbert Street, CB4 1AQ last sold for £695,995 in August 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £150,000 in October 1998. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 20 Herbert Street, CB4 1AQ appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between October 1998 and August 2022, 20 Herbert Street, CB4 1AQ rose from £150,000 to £695,995, a change of £545,995. That works out to roughly +6.7% per year compounded over 24 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 20 Herbert Street, CB4 1AQ?

The current EPC rating for 20 Herbert Street, CB4 1AQ is D with a score of 67 out of 100, lodged in August 2015. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 20 Herbert Street, CB4 1AQ?

20 Herbert Street, CB4 1AQ has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (926 sq ft), around 43 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 10% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CB4 1AQ. Source: EPC Register.

How is 20 Herbert Street, CB4 1AQ heated?

The latest EPC at 20 Herbert Street, CB4 1AQ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has 20 Herbert Street, CB4 1AQ had any planning applications?

20 Herbert Street, CB4 1AQ has council approval for single-storey rear extension granted in December 2008 under ref. 08/1518/FUL. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 20 Herbert Street, CB4 1AQ?

20 Herbert Street, CB4 1AQ is in council tax band D.

Where is 20 Herbert Street, CB4 1AQ located?

20 Herbert Street, CB4 1AQ sits in Cambridge. It falls within the CB4 postcode district in Cambridgeshire.

What is crime like near 20 Herbert Street, CB4 1AQ?

Police records around 20 Herbert Street, CB4 1AQ show an average of 411 reported crimes per month over the last 13 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 30% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (13% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 20 Herbert Street, CB4 1AQ?

The closest primary school to 20 Herbert Street, CB4 1AQ is Milton Road Primary School (243m), one of 18 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Chesterton Community College (524m), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 20 Herbert Street, CB4 1AQ?

The closest rail stop to 20 Herbert Street, CB4 1AQ is Cambridge North Rail Station, 2.3km away.

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20 Herbert Street, Cambridge, CB4 1AQ

3 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

86 m²

926 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 67

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 20 Herbert Street

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

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 206% 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.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenRear

Building

Period featuresYes
Previously extendedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

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

Current Certificate

Aug 2015

EPC Rating

D67

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Poor

CO2 Emissions

3.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 3 August 2025

New assessment needed to sell or let

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Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 20 Herbert Street, Cambridge, CB4 1AQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

20 Herbert Street has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at 20 Herbert Street, Cambridge, CB4 1AQ

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Dec 2008
ExtensionFull
Outcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension.
Council
Cambridge City Council
Documents
6 docs on file
Reference
08/1518/FUL
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

20 Herbert Street has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.

Current estimate

£700,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 24 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£695,995

Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

21 August 2022Most recent
£695,995
+16.0%over 6 years
6 November 2015
£600,000
+300.0%over 17 years
26 October 1998
£150,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB4 1AQ: £590,000 (2025–2020).

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Versus other Herbert Street homes

Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 20 Herbert Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£8,093

Street avg £4,329

Strongly above

Floor Area

86 m²

Street avg 105 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.5 t/year

Street avg 4.7 t/year

Strongly above

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Area

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Crime

411/mo

Falling 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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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CB4 1AQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CB4 1AQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.6dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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