51 Akeman Street, Cambridge, CB4 3HE
About 51 Akeman Street
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 £557,000 sits 122.8% 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.
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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
- Bedrooms5
Energy performance
51 Akeman Street's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Mar 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
51 Akeman Street has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Sept 2018HMOFullIn report
Change of use of the building into a large HMO (Sui Generis use class) with 5 bedrooms serving 7 people.
- Council
- Cambridge City Council
Change of Use- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/1300/FUL
- Aug 2006ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Two storey rear extension.
- Council
- Cambridge City Council
- Reference
- 06/0633/FUL
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
51 Akeman Street has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2001.
£557,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.4% per year over 8 years.
£250,000
Growth on file: 9.4% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
8 October 2009Most recent
£250,000
+127.3%over 2 years23 August 2007
£110,000
-39.7%over 1 year15 September 2005
£182,500
+52.1%over 4 years25 July 2001
£120,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB4 3HE: £357,500 (2024–2009).
Nearby sales in CB4 3HE
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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
Floor Area for 51 Akeman Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,619
Street avg £2,942
Floor Area
154 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.7dB