6 Blanford Walk, Cambridge, CB4 3NQ
About 6 Blanford Walk
6 Blanford Walk is a one-bedroom detached house in Cambridge (CB4 3NQ). It has a recorded floor area of 153 m² (around 1647 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since February 2014. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and roof efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). Other recorded features include outbuildings.
At 153 m² the property is well over the postcode median (104 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include HMO conversion and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2004–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £719,000 is 46.7% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£298/sq ft) was about 55.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 10 years since the last transfer (May 2016).
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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
- Bedrooms1
Outside
- ParkingOff street
- OutbuildingsYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
6 Blanford Walk has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.
- Nov 2016HMOFullIn report
Alterations and change of use of dwelling house to large HMO (House in Multiple Occupation) (sui generis).
- Council
- Cambridge City Council
- Documents
- 26 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/1495/FUL
- Apr 2005ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Erection of single storey rear extension and side extension above garage.
- Council
- Cambridge City Council
- Reference
- 05/0091/FUL
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 6 Blanford Walk was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£719,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 12 years.
£490,000
Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
24 May 2016Most recent
£490,000
+100.0%over 11 years7 June 2004
£245,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB4 3NQ: £371,800 (2022–2008).
Nearby sales in CB4 3NQ
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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 Blanford Walk homes
EPC Rating for 6 Blanford Walk runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,203
Street avg £2,661
Floor Area
153 m²
Street avg 106 m²
Habitable Rooms
11 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
0.7 km
Mayfield Primary School. 19 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.9dB