21 Apthorpe Way, Cambridge, CB4 2NJ
About 21 Apthorpe Way
21 Apthorpe Way is a six-bedroom mid-terrace house in Cambridge (CB4 2NJ). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2025) shows a C (score 74). When first surveyed in July 2014 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86).
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £397,000 is 13.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£353/sq ft) was about 72.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £350,000 in August 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms6
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Cavity wall insulation installed
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Jul 2016ExtensionFullIn report
Retrospective conversion and extension of an extisting brick shed to an additional bathroom and storage area.
- Agent
- dl services
- Council
- Cambridge City Council
Retrospective- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/1046/FUL
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 21 Apthorpe Way has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£397,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.7% per year over 25 years.
£350,000
Growth on file: 7.7% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
25 August 2021Most recent
£350,000
+69.1%over 13 years14 April 2008
£207,000
+21.8%over 1 year10 August 2006
£170,000
+7.6%over 2 years7 April 2004
£158,000
+195.3%over 7 years12 May 1996
£53,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB4 2NJ: £403,000 (2025–2021).
Everything we know about 21 Apthorpe Way, 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 Apthorpe Way homes
21 Apthorpe Way outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,804
Street avg £2,933
Floor Area
92 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.4 km
Cambridge North Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.6 km
The Grove Primary School. 20 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.1dB