# 38 CAMBRIDGE ROAD, WATERBEACH, CAMBRIDGE, SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB25 9NJ

## Property details

- Slug: `fe901af` (address key hash: `fe901af282218998d6b3dc35dd495e51a5d2ba6b`)
- Postcode: CB25 9NJ
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms: 5
- Bathrooms: 2
- Floor area: 165 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: before 1900
- Last sold: £757,500 Apr 2026
- Price per m²: £4,591/m²
- Local average: £354,540 (15 sales)
- Street crime: 33 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £757,500
- Date: 2026-04-17
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** D
- **Expiry date:** 15/10/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £2,284/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £25,750

### Recommendations
- Q (£7,500 - £11,000)
- W1 (£5,000 - £10,000)
- U (£8,000 - £10,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/6590-1663-0922-1598-3053)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-04-17 | £757,500 | Semi-detached | +422.4% | £757,500 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/50d10b83-c4eb-b8d0-e063-4704a8c08d98) |
| Sold | 1996-09-26 | £145,000 | Semi-detached | — | £823,536 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/3f066ddf-7c41-46d3-86e8-3a8d9be79a69) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 38 CAMBRIDGE ROAD, WATERBEACH, CAMBRIDGE, SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB25 9NJ | £757,500 | 17/04/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 38 CAMBRIDGE ROAD, WATERBEACH, CAMBRIDGE, SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB25 9NJ | £145,000 | 26/09/1996 | Semi-detached |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [168481187](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/7f50178)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £757,500 |
| listed | 2025-10-22 | £775,000 |
| sold | 1996-01-01 | £145,000 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 4 QUEENS WAY, WATERBEACH, CAMBRIDGE, SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB25 9NR | £295,500 | 20/10/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 5 GLEBE ROAD, WATERBEACH, CAMBRIDGE, SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB25 9RJ | £350,000 | 10/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 11 CORONATION CLOSE, WATERBEACH, CAMBRIDGE, SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB25 9NP | £475,000 | 23/06/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 8 GLEBE ROAD, WATERBEACH, CAMBRIDGE, SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB25 9RJ | £312,500 | 27/05/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 76 CAMBRIDGE ROAD, WATERBEACH, CAMBRIDGE, SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB25 9NJ | £275,000 | 06/04/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 64 CAMBRIDGE ROAD, WATERBEACH, CAMBRIDGE, SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB25 9NJ | £378,000 | 31/03/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 93 CAMBRIDGE ROAD, WATERBEACH, CAMBRIDGE, SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB25 9NJ | £350,000 | 07/03/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 18 CORONATION CLOSE, WATERBEACH, CAMBRIDGE, SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB25 9NP | £548,000 | 14/02/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 13 CORONATION CLOSE, WATERBEACH, CAMBRIDGE, SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB25 9NP | £343,000 | 30/09/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 19 VICARAGE CLOSE, WATERBEACH, CAMBRIDGE, SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB25 9QG | £275,000 | 22/09/2021 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £360,200 (10 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 2.5%
- **10y growth:** 20.1%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for South Cambridgeshire; Semi-detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 2.8%
- **5y growth (index):** 15.6%
- **10y growth (index):** 26.8%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (South Cambridgeshire). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £1,266/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,407/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,548/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Cambridge (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 5-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 1 Bed Bungalow, Beche Way, CB25 | £1,250/mo | 1 | 1.07 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,250/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.17% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £156,250
- **Target investor price (1%):** £125,000

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £1,250/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 2%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 50.5×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-1,883/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -10.3%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − 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
- **Source:** Job (default Low)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 17 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 4 |
| Drugs | 3 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **33** |

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

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Waterbeach Community Primary School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 17 Mar 2016 |
| Red Balloon Learner Centre - Cambridge | Other | 1.7 miles | — (No rating) |
| Milton Church of England Primary School | Primary | 1.8 miles | Good — 18 Jan 2024 |
| Hope Tree School | Other | 2.6 miles | Requires improvement — 31 Jan 2023 |
| Cottenham Village College | Secondary | 2.9 miles | Good — 21 Nov 2023 |