Flats/Maisonettes 2 sales on record

116A WHITEHILL ROAD

CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB5 8LY

£234,000

Location

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Nearby

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

Type Name Distance
Shop The Hair Cabin Cambridge 0.0 miles
Bus stop Pool Way 0.1 miles
Hospital Urgent Care Cambridge 1.2 miles
Train station Cambridge North 1.2 miles
University BPP 1.6 miles

Property details

Tenure

Leasehold

Property type

Flat

Bedrooms

1

Bathrooms

1

Floor area

45 m²

EPC rating

C

Year built

England and Wales: 1950-1966

Last sold

£234,000 Apr 2026

Price per m²

£5,200/m²

Local average

£288,909 (11 sales)

Street crime

340 incidents within 1 mile (Jul 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: C

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 04/11/2025

Expiry date: 03/11/2035

Current heating cost: £413/year

Potential heating cost: £360/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £2,850

Recommendations

  • Replace boiler with new condensing boiler (£2,200 - £3,500)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event Date Price Type % change Today’s value (HPI) Action
Sold 02/04/2026 £234,000 Flat +72.1% £236,583 to June 2026 View transaction
Sold 27/10/2011 £136,000 Flat — £197,426 to June 2026 View transaction

Historic listings

Listing and sale events only where we matched the listing page to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

Event Date Price
sold 01/01/2026 £234,000
listed 07/11/2025 £238,000
sold 01/01/2011 £136,000
sold 01/01/2005 £118,000

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Sold comparables

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

Address Price Date Type
HOLYOAKE COURT 2 WHITEHILL ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB5 8NB £209,000 31/03/2025 Flat
13A RAYSON WAY, CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB5 8NP £275,000 04/11/2022 Flat
HOLYOAKE COURT 4 WHITEHILL ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB5 8NB £322,000 03/10/2022 Flat
15 RAWLYN ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB5 8NL £260,000 22/03/2022 Flat

Area average: £266,500 (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 -25.3%
10y growth -48.5%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Cambridge. Series: Flats and maisonettes. As of June 2026.

1y (index) -2.9%
5y (index) -2.9%
10y (index) -3.4%

Rental Range

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

Low £1,625/mo
Realistic £1,806/mo
Optimistic £1,987/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Cambridge.

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
1 Bed End Terrace, Thetford Terrace, CB5 £1,800/mo 1 0.58 miles OpenRent
1 Bed Flat, Headford Close, CB5 £1,200/mo 1 0.64 miles OpenRent

Average rent: £1,500/mo (2 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.64%
Max investor price (0.8%) £187,500
Target investor price (1%) £150,000
Gross yield 7.7%
Cost-to-rent ratio 13×
Monthly cashflow £403/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term
Cash-on-cash ROI 7.1%
  • 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)

Registered land (INSPIRE)

This location falls inside an HM Land Registry INSPIRE registered freehold polygon.

Building plot (shared): ~28,959 m² (7.16 acres) (area is for the building, not the flat)

Source: HM Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygons.

Street-level crime

Category Count
Violence and sexual offences 106
Anti-social behaviour 53
Shoplifting 39
Other theft 25
Criminal damage and arson 20
Bicycle theft 19
Public order 18
Other crime 14
Vehicle crime 12
Burglary 10
Drugs 9
Robbery 8
Possession of weapons 4
Theft from the person 3
Total incidents 340

Within 1 mile during Jul 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
The Fields Nursery School Nursery 0.1 miles Good — 10 Jun 2024
The Galfrid School Primary 0.2 miles Good — 3 Dec 2023
St Philip's CofE Aided Primary School Primary 0.5 miles Good — 16 Jan 2022
Brunswick Nursery School Nursery 0.8 miles Outstanding — 19 Oct 2012
Cambridge Maths School Other 1.0 miles — (No rating)

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