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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
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 (93 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 £723,000 sits 451.9% 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.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

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
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Jun 2020

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
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.

  1. Jun 2021
    Loft ConversionOutline
    In report

    Certificate of Lawfulness under Section 192 for a roof extension incorporating rear dormers with Juliet balconies and Velux windows to front.

    Agent
    M.R. Designs
    Council
    Cambridge City Council
    Documents
    16 docs on file
    Reference
    20/03945/CL2PD
    View planning record
  2. Sept 2005
    ExtensionFull
    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
    View planning record
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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

£723,000

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).

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  • Signs of HMO activity in the area
  • Larger development activity nearby
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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 107 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

7.5 t/year

Street avg 4.5 t/year

Strongly below
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

7/mo

Steady 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

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 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

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 29 Arbury Road, Cambridge, CB4 2JB. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.