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29 Arbury Road, Cambridge, CB4 2JB

2 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
181 m²
1944 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 51
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Freehold
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Overview

About 29 Arbury Road

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

29 Arbury Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Cambridge (CB4 2JB). It has a recorded floor area of 181 m² (around 1944 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (June 2010) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The latest certificate is from June 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since May 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 181 m² the property is well over the postcode median (91 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs). 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1995–1998, sale prices on this property compounded at 36.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £732,000 sits 458.8% above the 1998 sale of £131,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£67/sq ft) was about 75% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4

Outside

  • ParkingOff road

Building

  • TenureFreehold
  • Heating systemGas fired
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

29 Arbury Road'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 06 Jun 2020

Current Certificate
Jun 2010

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E51
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
7.5 t/year
Occupancy
Rented

Certificate validity

Expired on 6 June 2020

New assessment needed to sell or let
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseFreeholdEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 29 Arbury Road, Cambridge, CB4 2JB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.

2 applications on record at 29 Arbury Road, Cambridge, CB4 2JB

2decisions2extensions16documents14nearby
  1. Sept 2005
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Side of property

    Erection of single storey side extension to existing dwelling.

    Council
    Cambridge City Council
    Reference
    05/0774/FUL
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. Loft ConversionDecision

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  • The 16 documents, officer reports & conditions
  • What the pattern means for extending or converting here
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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.

29 Arbury Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1995.

Current estimate

£732,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 36.4% per year over 3 years.

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Last sold (1998)

£131,000

Growth on file: 36.4% per year over 3 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 27 May 1998Most recent

    £131,000

    +133.9%over 2 years
  2. 30 August 1995

    £56,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB4 2JB: £560,000 (2025–2021).

On the street

Versus other Arbury Road homes

Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

29 Arbury Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£725

Street avg £3,933

Strongly below

Floor Area

181 m²

Street avg 103 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

7.5 t/year

Street avg 4.3 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 29 Arbury Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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.

Crime

411/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

1.8 km

Cambridge North Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.5 km

Milton Road Primary School. 23 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area 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 2JB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CB4 2JB

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CB4 2JB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.2dB

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

Common questions

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