4 Acton Way, Cambridge, CB4 3SD
About 4 Acton Way
4 Acton Way is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Cambridge (CB4 3SD). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.
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 £558,000 is 16.3% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£480/sq ft) was about 34.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold April 2022 for £480,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- GarageYes
- LandYes
Energy performance
4 Acton Way's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
4 Acton Way has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
- Aug 2022ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Rear roof extension
- Agent
- Michael Bullivant Associates
- Council
- Cambridge City Council
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/03075/HFUL
- May 2022ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side of property
Two storey side extension, single storey rear extension, rear roof extension and pitched roof to replace the existing front ground floor flat roof.
- Agent
- Michael Bullivan Associates
- Council
- Cambridge City Council
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/01321/HFUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 4 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.
£558,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£480,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 April 2022Most recent
£480,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB4 3SD: £530,000 (2024–2019).
Everything we know about 4 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
4 Acton Way is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£5,161
Street avg £3,744
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 112 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 t/year
Street avg 5.1 t/year
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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.
Go deeper on the local area
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