4 Bourne Road, Cambridge, CB4 1UF
About 4 Bourne Road
4 Bourne Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Cambridge (CB4 1UF). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in February 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and roof efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).
Held since June 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 118 m² the property is well over the postcode median (86 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £556,000 sits 126.9% above the 2010 sale of £245,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£193/sq ft) was about 27.4% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Cavity wall insulation installed
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Nov 2016DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Two storey rear extension of the dwelling following demolition of garden shed.
- Agent
- Archangel Ltd
- Council
- Cambridge City Council
Extension- Documents
- 31 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/1750/FUL
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 4 Bourne Road
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
4 Bourne Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£556,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£245,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
2 June 2010Most recent
£245,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB4 1UF: £450,000 (2025–2021).
Everything we know about 4 Bourne Road, 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 Bourne Road homes
On floor area, 4 Bourne Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,076
Street avg £3,452
Floor Area
118 m²
Street avg 92 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Cambridge North Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.3 km
Shirley Community Primary School. 22 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.2dB