90 Histon Road, Cambridge, CB4 3JP
About 90 Histon Road
90 Histon Road is a mid-terrace house in Cambridge (CB4 3JP). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2024) returns an A (score 98), the top energy band on the EPC scale. When first surveyed in November 2016 the rating was C, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor.
At 98 m² the property is well over the postcode median (53 m² across 39 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an annexe, a loft conversion and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2003–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £560,000 is 28.7% above the 2019 sale price. Sold April 2019 for £435,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
90 Histon Road ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Solar PV panels (70 kWp) installed
Planning history
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
- Jun 2020AnnexFullIn report
Proposed Annexe
- Agent
- Ely Design Group
- Council
- Cambridge City Council
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/01774/HFUL
- Oct 2019Loft ConversionOutlineIn report
Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness under Section 192 for a roof extension incorporating a rear dormer with juliet balcony and velux windows to front elevation.
- Agent
- Ely Design Group
- Council
- Cambridge City Council
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/1081/CL2PD
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2003.
£560,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 16 years.
£435,000
Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
30 April 2019Most recent
£435,000
+155.9%over 15 years1 October 2003
£170,000
-5.6%over 7 months28 February 2003
£180,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB4 3JP: £310,000 (2023–2014).
Nearby sales in CB4 3JP
126 Histon Road, Cambridge, CB4 3JP
Sold May 2023
£492,500184c, Histon Road, Cambridge, CB4 3JP
Sold Sept 2021
£132,000116 Histon Road, Cambridge, CB4 3JP
Sold Mar 2016
£310,000Flat 1, 100 Histon Road, Cambridge, CB4 3JP
Sold Aug 2014
£8,750,000Akeman House, Flat 1, 190 Histon Road, Cambridge, CB4 3JP
Sold Jan 2014
£190,000
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What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area

Versus other Histon Road homes
90 Histon Road outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,439
Street avg £3,161
Floor Area
98 m²
Street avg 92 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
0.3 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
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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
51.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.3dB