5 Arthur Street, Cambridge, CB4 3BX
About 5 Arthur Street
5 Arthur Street is a mid-terrace house in Cambridge (CB4 3BX). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2017) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
At 96 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sold September 2019 for £585,924. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2005–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £672,000 is 14.7% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£567/sq ft) was about 70.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 23 January 2027
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Planning history
5 Arthur Street has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
9 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 5 Arthur Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£672,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 14 years.
£585,924
Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
12 September 2019Most recent
£585,924
+10.1%over 2 years1 May 2017
£532,327
+38.3%over 11 years30 March 2006
£385,000
+75.0%22 November 2005
£220,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB4 3BX: £375,000 (2022–2006).
Versus other Arthur Street homes
5 Arthur Street outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,103
Street avg £5,539
Floor Area
96 m²
Street avg 73 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
411/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
2.8 km
Cambridge Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Luke's CofE Primary School. 21 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.2dB







