53 Arbury Road, Cambridge, CB4 2JB
About 53 Arbury Road
53 Arbury Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Cambridge (CB4 2JB). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2007-2011. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 91).
At 57 m² it sits well below the postcode median (95 m² across 25 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 76% of similar EPCs). Across 2022–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£570/sq ft) was about 147.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £350,000 in September 2023.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
53 Arbury Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
14applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 53 Arbury Road
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
53 Arbury Road changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£365,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 1 year.
£350,000
Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
28 September 2023Most recent
£350,000
+7.7%over 1 year5 September 2022
£325,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB4 2JB: £560,000 (2025–2020).
Everything we know about 53 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
Price per m² for 53 Arbury Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£6,140
Street avg £3,572
Floor Area
57 m²
Street avg 113 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.6 t/year
Street avg 4.8 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.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.2dB