Far End House, 1 Arbury Road, Cambridge, CB4 2JB
About Far End House
Far End House is a detached house in Cambridge (CB4 2JB). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1238 sq ft). The latest certificate (February 2018) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 94).
At 115 m² it's 23.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (93 m² median across 25 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. One planning record on file: solar panel installation approved in 2017. Past consents include solar panel installation, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Far End House ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning records include a solar-panel installation at Far End House.
- Dec 2017Solar PanelsFullIn report
Erection of flat roof double car port to shelter cars and support PV solar panels to supply house
- Agent
- studio hobohm
- Council
- Cambridge City Council
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/1893/FUL
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Far End House
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
Far End House has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£596,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB4 2JB: £560,000 (2025–2021).
Everything we know about Far End House, 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
EPC Rating for Far End House runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
84 (B)
Street avg 62 (D)
Floor Area
115 m²
Street avg 110 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.6 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
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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