4 Herbert Street, Cambridge, CB4 1AQ
About 4 Herbert Street
4 Herbert Street is a three-bedroom end-of-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 (April 2015) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 110 m² it's 15.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (95 m² median across 26 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs). Across 1999–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £707,000 is 28.5% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£465/sq ft) was about 89.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in July 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years.
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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
- Bathrooms2
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
4 Herbert Street'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Apr 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
4 Herbert Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
32applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 4 Herbert Street
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
4 Herbert Street has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£707,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.2% per year over 16 years.
£550,000
Growth on file: 9.2% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
6 July 2015Most recent
£550,000
+304.4%over 15 years7 September 1999
£136,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB4 1AQ: £590,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in CB4 1AQ
Everything we know about 4 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
CO₂ Emissions for 4 Herbert Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,000
Street avg £4,418
Floor Area
110 m²
Street avg 107 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.1 t/year
Street avg 5.4 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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.6dB