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6 Bourne Road, Cambridge, CB4 1UF

3 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
8
From EPC
Floor area
118 m²
1270 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 73
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 6 Bourne Road

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

6 Bourne Road is a 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 (April 2023) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in September 2021 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).

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. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and HMO conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£496/sq ft) was about 98.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £630,000 in January 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Signs of HMO activity in the areaLarger development activity nearby
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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Apr 2023

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C73
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Apr 2023from Sept 2021
EPC improved fromD66toC73
Windows
AverageGood

Window efficiency improved

Low Energy Lighting
50%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 6 Bourne Road, Cambridge, CB4 1UF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

A HMO conversion application was refused at 6 Bourne Road in 2025.

  1. Feb 2026
    HMOFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Single storey rear extension to create a large 7bed 7 person HMO (retrospective application to include the garage into the HMO)

    Agent
    AHP Design Ltd
    Council
    Cambridge City Council
    RetrospectiveExtension
    Documents
    15 docs on file
    Reference
    25/04662/FUL
    View planning record
  2. Nov 2025
    HMOFull
    In report

    Retrospective application for the change of use from use class C4 (small scale HMO) to sui generis 8 person 8 bed HMO), the retention of a single storey outbuilding for use in association and the change of use of an existing outbuilding for the use in connection with the HMO

    Agent
    AHP Design Ltd
    Council
    Cambridge City Council
    Retrospective
    Documents
    15 docs on file
    Reference
    25/03676/FUL
    View planning record
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  • Signs of HMO activity in the area
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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.

Latest sale on 6 Bourne Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£575,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2022)

£630,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 10 January 2022Most recent

    £630,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB4 1UF: £436,500 (2025–2020).

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  • Signs of HMO activity in the area
  • Larger development activity nearby
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On the street

Versus other Bourne Road homes

Four headline reads against 24 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

6 Bourne Road outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,339

Street avg £3,289

Strongly above

Floor Area

118 m²

Street avg 92 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.5 t/year

Street avg 3.5 t/year

On par
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Cambridge district page.

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.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CB4 1UF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.2dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 6 Bourne Road, Cambridge, CB4 1UF. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.