15 Borrowdale, Cambridge, CB4 3HU
About 15 Borrowdale
15 Borrowdale is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Cambridge (CB4 3HU). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. At 61 m² this is the 13th smallest of 25 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 48–101 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to A across 25 units on file. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a C (score 72).
Last sale on file: £276,000 in June 2021. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2002–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£420/sq ft) was about 54% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
15 Borrowdale has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
9applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
15 Borrowdale has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.
£301,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 19 years.
£276,000
Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
28 June 2021Most recent
£276,000
+10.4%over 4 years24 February 2017
£250,000
+68.4%over 8 years29 July 2008
£148,500
+12.1%over 4 years1 April 2004
£132,500
+20.5%over 1 year14 October 2002
£110,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB4 3HU: £243,000 (2024–2018).
Everything we know about 15 Borrowdale, 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 Borrowdale homes
15 Borrowdale outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,525
Street avg £3,617
Floor Area
61 m²
Street avg 52 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.1 t/year
Street avg 2.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
0.4 km
Mayfield Primary School. 19 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.6dB