24 Herbert Street, Cambridge, CB4 1AQ
About 24 Herbert Street
24 Herbert Street is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Cambridge (CB4 1AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74).
Sold October 2020 for £635,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 110 m² it's 15.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (95 m² median across 26 EPCs). Across 1996–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£536/sq ft) was about 118.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- ParkingYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
- Aug 2016ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side of property
Side kitchen extension.
- Council
- Cambridge City Council
- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/1254/FUL
- Jul 2011Loft ConversionFullIn report
Loft conversion to include raising ridge height and change of roof configuration at the rear of the property.
Extension- Documents
- 34 docs on file
- Reference
- 11/0394/FUL
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 24 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
24 Herbert Street has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£695,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 24 years.
£635,000
Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
5 October 2020Most recent
£635,000
+95.4%over 12 years30 July 2008
£325,000
+94.6%over 8 years14 December 1999
£167,000
+60.6%over 3 years29 August 1996
£104,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB4 1AQ: £590,000 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in CB4 1AQ
Everything we know about 24 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
Years Held for 24 Herbert Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,773
Street avg £4,369
Floor Area
110 m²
Street avg 107 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 5.5 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