21a, Hamilton Road, Cambridge, CB4 1BP
About 21a
21a is a two-bedroom detached house in Cambridge (CB4 1BP). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. At 54 m² this is the 5th smallest of 11 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 42–167 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. The home occupies a corner plot. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).
Across 2007–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £317,000 is 11.2% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£490/sq ft) was about 57.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 54 m² it's 20% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (68 m² median across 10 EPCs). Last sale on file: £285,000 in May 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- ParkingOff road
- Corner plotYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
21a has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
32applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 21a
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£317,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.6% per year over 15 years.
£285,000
Growth on file: 1.6% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
24 May 2022Most recent
£285,000
+26.7%over 14 years11 July 2007
£225,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB4 1BP: £465,000 (2022–2015).
Nearby sales in CB4 1BP
Everything we know about 21a, 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 Hamilton Road homes
On epc rating, 21a runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,278
Street avg £6,046
Floor Area
54 m²
Street avg 50 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 1.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
2.2 km
Cambridge North Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.5 km
Milton Road Primary School. 26 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.9dB