15 Acton Way, Cambridge, CB4 3SD
About 15 Acton Way
15 Acton Way is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Cambridge (CB4 3SD). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £510,000 is 27.2% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£423/sq ft) was about 18.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 88 m² it's 17.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (107 m² median across 15 EPCs). Last sale on file: £401,000 in April 2020.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Energy performance
15 Acton Way's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
15 Acton Way has an approved single-storey front extension on the planning record.
- Jun 2022FullIn report
External wall insulation to the side and rear.
- Council
- Cambridge City Council
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/02043/FUL
- Oct 2001ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Erection of a single storey front extension.
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- C/01/0964
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 15 Acton Way
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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£510,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£401,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 April 2020Most recent
£401,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB4 3SD: £530,000 (2024–2019).
Everything we know about 15 Acton Way, 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 Acton Way homes
EPC Rating for 15 Acton Way lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,557
Street avg £3,790
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 113 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.8 t/year
Street avg 5.1 t/year
Similar properties nearby
The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
3.0 km
Cambridge North Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.4 km
Arbury Primary School. 20 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.1dB