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. At 88 m² it's 19.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (109 m² median across 15 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £525,000 is 30.9% 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. Last sale on file: £401,000 in April 2020.
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
Certificate validity
Valid until 28 January 2030
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Planning history
15 Acton Way has an approved single-storey front extension on the planning record.
2 applications on record at 15 Acton Way, Cambridge, CB4 3SD
- Oct 2001ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Erection of a single storey front extension.
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- C/01/0964
- More recent applications — locked
- FullJun 2022Decision
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£525,000
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).
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 £3,697
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 117 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.8 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
411/mo
Falling 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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A Local Area 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







