43 Akeman Street, Cambridge, CB4 3HE
About 43 Akeman Street
43 Akeman Street is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Cambridge (CB4 3HE). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £522,000 is 46% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£386/sq ft) was about 136.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £357,500 in April 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a part-single-part-two-storey rear extension at 43 Akeman Street.
- Mar 2024ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
Part single storey, part two storey rear extension with terrace and hip to gable roof extension with rear facing dormer
- Agent
- CKA Yorkshire
- Council
- Cambridge City Council
- Documents
- 19 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/00075/HFUL
- May 2023ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
Part single storey, part two storey rear extension with terrace and internal works.
- Agent
- CK Architectural
- Council
- Cambridge City Council
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/00079/HFUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 43 Akeman Street
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
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£522,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£357,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 April 2021Most recent
£357,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB4 3HE: £250,000 (2024–2009).
Nearby sales in CB4 3HE
Everything we know about 43 Akeman Street, 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
Versus other Akeman Street homes
43 Akeman Street is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£4,157
Street avg £2,660
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
0.2 km
St Luke's CofE Primary School. 22 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
50.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.7dB