1 Brimley Road, Cambridge, CB4 2DQ
About 1 Brimley Road
1 Brimley Road is a one-bedroom detached house in Cambridge (CB4 2DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 38 m² (around 409 sq ft) and council tax band A. At 38 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 13 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 36–108 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 13 units on file. The latest certificate (October 2017) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band.
Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in February 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 38 m² it sits well below the postcode median (76 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an annexe, partial demolition, an extension and subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £199,000 is 10.6% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£440/sq ft) was about 107.9% 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
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
1 Brimley Road's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- Mar 2018ConditionsIn report
Condition 7 - Hard and Soft Landscaping
- Agent
- Artek Design House Ltd
- Council
- Cambridge City Council
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/1705/COND7
- Jan 2018AnnexFullIn report
Erection of single storey studio apartment following demolition of existing garage, and amendments to bin and cycle parking and landscaping.
- Agent
- Artek Design House Ltd
- Council
- Cambridge City Council
Demolition- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/1705/FUL
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 1 Brimley Road
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
The latest sale fell during the post-2008 dip, often a low-water mark in price comparisons.
£199,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£180,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
9 February 2009Most recent
£180,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB4 2DQ: £271,800 (2024–2008).
Nearby sales in CB4 2DQ
Everything we know about 1 Brimley 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

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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
2.4 km
Cambridge North Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.2 km
Arbury Primary School. 19 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB