47 Akeman Street, Cambridge, CB4 3HE
About 47 Akeman Street
47 Akeman Street is a semi-detached house in Cambridge (CB4 3HE). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since March 2015. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 6 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
47 Akeman Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Heating controls changed
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
Planning history
Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at 47 Akeman Street.
- Aug 2019ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Single storey front and rear extensions.
- Agent
- M.R. Designs
- Council
- Cambridge City Council
- Documents
- 22 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/0811/FUL
- Feb 2019ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Single storey front and part two storey, part single storey side and rear extensions, following removal of existing front, side and rear single storey elements.
- Agent
- M.R. Designs
- Council
- Cambridge City Council
- Documents
- 20 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/1948/FUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 47 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
47 Akeman Street has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£466,000
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 3HE: £357,500 (2024–2009).
Nearby sales in CB4 3HE
Everything we know about 47 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
EPC Rating for 47 Akeman Street lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
45 (E)
Street avg 74 (C)
Floor Area
90 m²
Street avg 91 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 2.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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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.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.7dB