24 Benson Street, Cambridge, CB4 3QJ
About 24 Benson Street
24 Benson Street is a property in Cambridge (CB4 3QJ).
Held since January 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. 6 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
No EPC on record
This property doesn't have an Energy Performance Certificate yet. An EPC is required to sell or let — and unlocks our automated valuation.
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Sept 2025Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 - Magnolia, reduce back to previous points (approximately 2-3m).
- Agent
- Tates Tree work
- Council
- Cambridge City Council
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/0842/TTCA
- Jun 2024OutbuildingOutlineIn report
Certificate of lawfulness under S192 for a proposed garden studio ancillary to the dwellinghouse.
- Agent
- Wyatt Design and Build
- Council
- Cambridge City Council
- Documents
- 23 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/01314/CL2PD
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 24 Benson Street
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
£141,700
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 January 2001Most recent
£141,700
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB4 3QJ: £385,000 (2014–2011).
Nearby sales in CB4 3QJ
Everything we know about 24 Benson Street, 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
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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
St Luke's CofE Primary School. 20 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.1dB