Sold Detached

12 STERNDALE CLOSE

CAMBRIDGE, GIRTON, CAMBRIDGESHIRE CB3 0PR

3 beds 71 m² Listed 19 Jul 2017 (-3288d)

£425,000

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Property details

Tenure

FREEHOLD

Floor area

71 m²

EPC rating

E

Last sold

£425,000 Nov 2017

Price per m²

£5,986/m²

Local average

£742,064 (-42.7%)

Street crime

8 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

Key features

  • Scope for extension, subject to the relevant consents
  • Bay-fronted home occupying a pleasant cul-de-sac position
  • Located less than 3 miles from Cambridge City Centre
  • No onward chain

Additional details

Parking
Garage, Driveway
Garden
Rear garden

Description

This three bedroom, detached, house occupies a secluded plot in a pleasant cul-de-sac situated close to the heart of this ever popular village. The property is presented in good order and offers exciting scope for further development, subject to the relevant consents. An entrance hall provides space for coats and footwear with stairs leading to the first floor. There is a bright living room with a bay window and feature gas fireplace with marble hearth and surround. Double doors lead to the kitchen/dining room with large understair storage cupboard and French doors to the private rear garden. The kitchen has been fitted with a comprehensive range of base and wall mounted units; there is a free-standing oven with the dishwasher and washing machine available by separate negotiation.

Upstairs are three bedrooms, two of which are doubles, all bedrooms include built-in cupboards. The first floor shower room has been fitted with a white suite comprising of low-level WC, pedestal wash-hand basin and shower enclosure, finished with part tiled walls. The landing has an airing cupboard housing a hot water cylinder, a window above the stairwell provides additional light to the first floor.

Outside the front of the property has a driveway providing off-road parking, which leads to a garage with power and up-and-over door. Block paved steps lead to the main entrance and a side gate to the private rear garden, which offers a good degree of privacy throughout. There is a patio and further block paving for ease of maintenance. The garden is bordered by a variety of bushes, trees and beds, the whole enclosed by fencing and brick walling.

Listed by

Histon

Countrywide UK Sales - Connells

Reference: 60990919

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: E

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 17/07/2017

Expiry date: 16/07/2027

Current heating cost: £843/year

Potential heating cost: £499/year

Recommendations

  • Increase loft insulation to 270 mm (350)
  • Floor insulation (solid floor) (6,000)
  • Add additional 80 mm jacket to hot water cylinder (30)
  • Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets (40)
  • Upgrade heating controls (450)
  • Replace boiler with new condensing boiler (3,000)
  • Solar water heating (6,000)
  • Replacement glazing units (1,400)
  • Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (8,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Floorplans

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Floorplan 1

EPC Graphs

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FENSA Certificates

This property has 1 FENSA certificate(s) on record, indicating window/door installations by FENSA-approved installers.

FENSA Certificate #15868101 Recent

Property Details

Street: 12 Sterndale Close

Town: Girton

Postcode: CB3 0PR

Installation Details

Items: 1 door

Certificate Issued: 23/07/2023

Work Completed: 13/07/2023

This certificate data was retrieved from FENSA's database

What is FENSA? FENSA (Fenestration Self-Assessment Scheme) is a government-authorised scheme that monitors building regulation compliance for replacement windows and doors. Certificates indicate that work was completed by FENSA-approved installers.

Price history

375% since 1995

Event Date Price % change
Sold 03/11/2017 (8 years ago) £425,000 +129.7%
Sold 06/08/2002 (23 years ago) £185,000 +64.4%
Sold 16/05/1997 (29 years ago) £112,500 +25.7%
Sold 09/06/1995 (31 years ago) £89,500 —

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Crown copyright.

Sold Comparables

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

Address Price Date Type
43 CHURCH LANE, GIRTON, CAMBRIDGE, SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB3 0JW £645,000 27/02/2026 Detached
2A HICKS LANE, GIRTON, CAMBRIDGE, SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB3 0JS £600,000 08/12/2025 Detached
43 HICKS LANE, GIRTON, CAMBRIDGE, SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB3 0JS £930,000 01/12/2025 Detached
10 PEPYS WAY, GIRTON, CAMBRIDGE, SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB3 0PA £721,000 30/10/2023 Detached
66 CHURCH LANE, GIRTON, CAMBRIDGE, SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB3 0JP £625,000 21/12/2022 Detached
78 CAMBRIDGE ROAD, GIRTON, CAMBRIDGE, SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB3 0PJ £615,000 31/10/2022 Detached
2 CHERRY BOUNDS ROAD, GIRTON, CAMBRIDGE, SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB3 0JT £460,000 21/10/2022 Detached
WILLOW HOUSE, 50 DUCK END, GIRTON, CAMBRIDGE, SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB3 0PZ £1,100,000 21/10/2022 Detached
16 CHURCH LANE, GIRTON, CAMBRIDGE, SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB3 0JP £556,000 07/10/2022 Detached
73 CHURCH LANE, GIRTON, CAMBRIDGE, SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB3 0JW £680,000 03/05/2022 Detached
60 HIGH STREET, GIRTON, CAMBRIDGE, SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB3 0PU £710,000 13/04/2022 Detached
43A HICKS LANE, GIRTON, CAMBRIDGE, SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB3 0JS £500,000 09/03/2022 Detached
27 CAMBRIDGE ROAD, GIRTON, CAMBRIDGE, SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB3 0PN £620,000 25/02/2022 Detached
82 CHURCH LANE, GIRTON, CAMBRIDGE, SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB3 0JP £530,000 31/01/2022 Detached
50 HIGH STREET, GIRTON, CAMBRIDGE, SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB3 0PU £627,000 21/01/2022 Detached
3 PEPYS CLOSE, GIRTON, CAMBRIDGE, SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB3 0UR £545,000 10/12/2021 Detached
16 PEPYS CLOSE, GIRTON, CAMBRIDGE, SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB3 0UR £650,000 17/11/2021 Detached
8 REDGATE ROAD, GIRTON, CAMBRIDGE, SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB3 0PP £541,500 30/09/2021 Detached
14 PEPYS CLOSE, GIRTON, CAMBRIDGE, SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB3 0UR £630,000 30/09/2021 Detached
TOWN END DUCK END, GIRTON, CAMBRIDGE, SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB3 0PZ £1,200,888 30/09/2021 Detached

Area average: £674,319 (20 sales)

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth -31.4%
10y growth -15.9%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): South Cambridgeshire. Series: Detached. As of April 2026.

1y (index) 1.9%
5y (index) 14.1%
10y (index) 23.1%

Rental Range

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

Low £1,266/mo
Realistic £1,407/mo
Optimistic £1,548/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → South Cambridgeshire.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Cambridge: £1,122/mo (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026)

Location

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Nearby

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

Type Name Distance
Bus stop Orchard Close 0.1 miles
Shop Oaklands Nursery 0.1 miles
Shop Plum Tree Hair & Beauty 0.9 miles
Hospital Cambridge Lea Hospital (Spire) 1.4 miles
University Madingley Hall 2.2 miles
Hospital Urgent Care Cambridge 2.6 miles
University BPP 2.8 miles
Train station Cambridge North 3.3 miles
Train station Cambridge 3.8 miles

Street-level crime

Category Count
Burglary 2
Anti-social behaviour 1
Criminal damage and arson 1
Possession of weapons 1
Shoplifting 1
Vehicle crime 1
Violence and sexual offences 1
Total incidents 8

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. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name Type Distance Ofsted
Girton Glebe Primary School Primary 0.1 miles Good — 20 Oct 2022
Gretton School Other 0.5 miles Good — 5 Feb 2020
Histon Early Years Centre Nursery 1.2 miles Good — 30 Sep 2022
Orchard Park Community Primary School Primary 1.4 miles Good — 6 Jan 2012
The Cavendish School Other 1.5 miles Outstanding — 2 May 2024

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
3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Woodlands Park, CB3 £1,700/mo 3 0.29 miles OpenRent
3 Bed Bungalow, Woodlands Park, CB3 £1,750/mo 3 0.32 miles OpenRent
3 Bed Terraced House, Wellbrook Way, CB3 £2,000/mo 3 0.49 miles OpenRent
3 Bed Maisonette, Thornton Way, CB3 £1,500/mo 3 0.85 miles OpenRent
3 Bed End Terrace, Primrose Lane, CB24 £1,950/mo 3 1.05 miles OpenRent

Average rent: £1,780/mo (5 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.41%
Max investor price (0.8%) £218,750
Target investor price (1%) £175,000
Gross yield 4.9%
Cost-to-rent ratio 20.2×
Monthly cashflow £-124/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term
Cash-on-cash ROI -1.2%
  • 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).