21 Portugal Place, Cambridge, CB5 8AF
About 21 Portugal Place
21 Portugal Place is a five-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Cambridge (CB5 8AF). It has a recorded floor area of 268 m² (around 2885 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in May 2018 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Period features are noted in the property record.
At 268 m² the property is well over the postcode median (121 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 72% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 5 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £1,402,000 is 18.8% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£409/sq ft) was about 25% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: April 2019 at £1,180,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Period featuresYes
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Energy performance
21 Portugal Place's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Window efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
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Planning history
5 applications on record at 21 Portugal Place, Cambridge, CB5 8AF
- Sept 2019ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension following demolition of existing rear elements, rear dormers to second floor, rear Juliet balcony to first floor, alterations to fenestration and new rear boundary wall.
- Council
- Cambridge City Council
- Documents
- 19 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/0835/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- ConditionsMay 2020Decision
- ConditionsMay 2020Decision
+ 2 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 21 Portugal Place was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,402,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,180,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 April 2019Most recent
£1,180,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB5 8AF: £780,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in CB5 8AF
Versus other Portugal Place homes
Floor Area for 21 Portugal Place runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,403
Street avg £4,807
Floor Area
268 m²
Street avg 127 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.9 t/year
Street avg 6.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
14/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
2.1 km
Cambridge Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.1 km
Park Street CofE Primary School. 25 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.3dB






