51 Akeman Street, Cambridge, CB4 3HE

51 Akeman Street is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Cambridge (CB4 3HE). It has a recorded floor area of 154 m² (around 1662 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2009) shows a C (score 72). The latest certificate is from March 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since October 2009, a hold of 17 years that's notably long for the area. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 154 m² the property is well over the postcode median (89 m² across 33 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2001–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £565,000 sits 126% above the 2009 sale of £250,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£150/sq ft) was about 30% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include HMO conversion, change of use to residential and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.