Semi-Detached 3 sales on record

33 NORTHFIELDS

LODE, CAMBRIDGE, EAST CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB25 9EU

£292,000

Location

Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type Name Distance
Bus stop Swaffham Road 0.1 miles
Shop Second Hand Bookshop 0.3 miles
Train station Waterbeach 2.7 miles
Hospital Urgent Care Cambridge 5.0 miles
University BPP 5.9 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

2

Bathrooms

1

Floor area

73 m²

EPC rating

D

Year built

England and Wales: 1950-1966

Last sold

£292,000 Feb 2026

Price per m²

£4,000/m²

Local average

£322,738 (13 sales)

Street crime

6 incidents within 1 mile (Apr 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 08/07/2025

Current heating cost: £801/year

Potential heating cost: £666/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £17,713

Recommendations

  • Increase loft insulation to 270 mm (£900 - £1,200)
  • Floor insulation (solid floor) (£5,000 - £10,000)
  • Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets (£150 - £175)
  • Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£8,000 - £10,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event Date Price Type % change Today’s value (HPI) Action
Sold 20/02/2026 £292,000 Semi-detached +27% £297,796 to March 2026 View transaction
Sold 28/02/2008 £230,000 Semi-detached +103.5% £428,618 to March 2026 View transaction
Sold 28/06/2002 £113,000 Semi-detached £333,134 to March 2026 View transaction

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address Price Date Type
5 SWAFFHAM ROAD, LODE, CAMBRIDGE, EAST CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB25 9EZ £460,000 09/12/2025 Semi-detached
17 ABBEY LANE, LODE, CAMBRIDGE, EAST CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB25 9EP £415,000 17/05/2022 Semi-detached
5 SWAFFHAM ROAD, LODE, CAMBRIDGE, EAST CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB25 9EZ £362,500 14/01/2022 Semi-detached
26 NORTHFIELDS, LODE, CAMBRIDGE, EAST CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB25 9EU £276,500 11/01/2022 Semi-detached

Area average: £378,500 (4 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same bedrooms and property type.

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth -0.2%
10y growth 3.9%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): East Cambridgeshire. Series: Semi-detached. As of March 2026.

1y (index) 1%
5y (index) 19.5%
10y (index) 37.1%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for East Cambridgeshire. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £916/mo
Realistic £1,018/mo
Optimistic £1,120/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → East Cambridgeshire.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Cambridge: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.

Title Rent Beds Distance As seen on
2 Bed Flat, Fairhaven Close, CB25 £950/mo 2 0.35 miles OpenRent

Average rent: £950/mo (1 listing)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.33%
Max investor price (0.8%) £118,750
Target investor price (1%) £95,000
Gross yield 3.9%
Cost-to-rent ratio 25.6×
Monthly cashflow £-320/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term
Cash-on-cash ROI -4.5%
  • Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
  • Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
  • Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
  • Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
  • Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
  • Cashflow — Rent minus mortgage, 10% maintenance, £25/mo compliance. Assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term.
  • ROI — Annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

Street-level crime

Category Count
Violence and sexual offences 3
Anti-social behaviour 1
Drugs 1
Other crime 1
Total incidents 6

Within 1 mile during Apr 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name Type Distance Ofsted
Bottisham Village College Secondary 1.0 miles Requires improvement — 8 Sep 2024
Swaffham Bulbeck Church of England Primary School Primary 1.2 miles Good — 29 Jan 2024
Bottisham Community Primary School Primary 1.4 miles Good — 9 May 2012
Swaffham Prior Church of England Primary School Primary 2.2 miles Good — 17 Jan 2023
Great Wilbraham CofE Primary Academy Primary 2.9 miles Inadequate — 9 Feb 2023

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