5 Arbury Road, Cambridge, CB4 2JB
About 5 Arbury Road
5 Arbury Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Cambridge (CB4 2JB). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1005 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2010) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 60). The latest certificate is from February 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
It hasn't traded since December 2010, a hold of 15 years that's notably long for the area. Across 1998–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £485,000 sits 67.2% above the 2010 sale of £290,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include solar panel installation and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs).
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
5 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Feb 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning records include a solar-panel installation at 5 Arbury Road.
- Jan 2023Solar PanelsFullIn report
Five solar panels to flat roof.
- Council
- Cambridge City Council
- Documents
- 23 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/04507/HFUL
- Jun 2014ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Ground floor side and rear extension, and first floor rear extension. Roof extension incorporating rear dormer.
- Agent
- AC Architects Cambridge Ltd
- Council
- Cambridge City Council
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/0612/FUL
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 5 Arbury 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
5 Arbury Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1998.
£485,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.0% per year over 12 years.
£290,000
Growth on file: 8.0% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
22 December 2010Most recent
£290,000
+152.2%over 12 years20 November 1998
£115,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB4 2JB: £560,000 (2025–2021).
Everything we know about 5 Arbury 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 Arbury Road homes
5 Arbury Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,106
Street avg £3,774
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 112 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.2dB