Sold Terraced

39 NORFOLK STREET

CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE CB1 2LD

3 beds Listed 24 Jun 2010 (-5883d)

£275,000

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Property details

Tenure

FREEHOLD

Last sold

£249,950 Jan 2011

Local average

£553,312 (-50.3%)

Deprivation

Decile 6 (17,880 of 33,755)

Street crime

731 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

Additional details

Garden
Yes

Description

Hall * well fitted kitchen with adjoining open plan living area * lower floor double bedroom (or extra living room) * bathroom * utility room * 2 more bedrooms and shower room on the top floor * secluded 40' garden * gas heating * double glazed wooden sash windows

Norfolk Street, a few yards from the Grafton Leisure/shopping centre, is in the middle of the City, a short walk or cycle ride from everything Cambridge has to offer and with plenty of facilities almost on the door step. This is an unusual Victorian terraced house on 3 floors, which has in recent years has been completely "gutted" and re-designed internally by an Architect. It is of traditional brick/slate construction and provides an interesting combination of old and new. There is a narrow front and a slightly wider rear, which means that no room in the house is square. The ground at the back is lower than the front, so that the bottom floor and ground floor both have direct access,via their own steps, into the particularly secluded garden which backs onto part of the local St Matthews Junior School and, for senior education, the Parkside School is only a short walk away. The large basement room presently provides a double bedroom but others may prefer to use it to provide more living space. It is all well presented and the accommodation comprises:

Ground Floor

Small entrance hall with ceramic floor and door to:-

Well equipped kitchen area about 10'8 x 7'(max) (3.25m x 2.13m) with worktops and built in cupboards/drawers on both sides, integrated fridge, freezer and dishwasher, built in oven, inset gas hob, matching wall cupboards, decorative tiled surround to the fittings, ceramic floor and extractor hood. Opening to:-

Rear living area about 12' x 11'3 (widest) (3.66m x 3.43m) with ceramic floor. T.V. socket and full height glazed door to steps leading down into the garden.

Lower Floor

Staircase down from living area to:-

Lobby with radiator

Small utility room about 4'2 x 3'6 (1.27m x 1.07m).

Bathroom with built in bath, pedestal handbasin, low level w.c, radiator, ceramic floor, automatic extractor unit and ceramic half tiled walls.

Bedroom 1 about 11'11(max) x 10'8 (3.63m x 3.25m) with radiator and T.V. socket

First Floor

Landing with loft access

Bedroom 2 about 12'(max) x 8'4 (3.66m x 2.54m) with radiator

Bedroom 3 about 9'6 x 7' (2.90m x 2.13m) with radiator, built in wardrobe cupboard and boiler cupboard with wall mounted gas fired combination boiler.

Shower Room with full tiled shower cubicle, pedestal handbasin, low level w.c, ceramic floor, radiator, and automatic extractor unit.

Outside

Shed and greenhouse

Very sunny south facing secluded garden, enclosed by high wall and fencing, with lawn, paved terrace and established shrub beds.

Council Tax Band D

Services All mains services connected

Tenure The property is freehold.

Viewing By Arrangement with Pocock & Shaw.

Ref JEP/JW/15651

Listed by

Cambridge

Pocock & Shaw

Reference: 16288761

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

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Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Floorplans

Floorplan 1

Floorplan 1

Floorplan 2

Floorplan 2

Price history

Event Date Price % change
Sold 31/01/2011 (15 years ago) £249,950

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
98 NORFOLK STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB1 2LF £620,110 08/12/2025 Terraced
7 FLOWER STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB1 2NH £673,500 10/12/2024 Terraced
8 MILFORD STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB1 2LP £540,000 08/10/2024 Terraced
31 NORFOLK TERRACE, CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB1 2NG £618,000 18/12/2023 Terraced
Same street 9 NORFOLK STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB1 2LD £825,000 30/06/2023 Other
6 STAFFORDSHIRE STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB1 2NB £471,100 22/03/2023 Terraced
Same street 35 NORFOLK STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB1 2LD £450,000 02/12/2022 Terraced
2 UPPER GWYDIR STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB1 2LR £605,000 09/11/2022 Terraced
21 NORFOLK TERRACE, CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB1 2NG £617,350 16/08/2022 Terraced
11 EDWARD STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB1 2LS £492,500 08/08/2022 Terraced
Same street 11 NORFOLK STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB1 2LD £722,000 05/08/2022 Terraced
5 FARRAN, CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB1 1QF £438,000 29/07/2022 Terraced
Same street 57 NORFOLK STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB1 2LD £700,000 27/06/2022 Terraced
35 NORFOLK TERRACE, CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB1 2NG £692,000 17/06/2022 Terraced
Same street 43 NORFOLK STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB1 2LD £435,000 29/04/2022 Terraced
3 ENFIELD, CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB1 1QG £395,000 22/03/2022 Terraced
Same street 71 NORFOLK STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB1 2LD £530,000 10/12/2021 Terraced
14 EDWARD STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB1 2LS £600,000 08/11/2021 Terraced
7 UPPER GWYDIR STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB1 2LR £600,000 21/09/2021 Terraced

Street average: £610,333 (6 sales)

Area average: £566,351 (13 sales)

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth 22.2%
10y growth 16.5%

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

1y (index) -3.4%
5y (index) 7.3%
10y (index) 6%

Rental Range

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

Low £1,624/mo
Realistic £1,804/mo
Optimistic £1,984/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Cambridge.

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

Location

Nearby

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

Type Name Distance
Shop All Seasons 0.0 miles
Shop Harmony Hair 0.0 miles
Bus stop Grafton Centre 0.1 miles
University Anglia Ruskin University (Cambridge Campus) 0.1 miles
University Anglia Ruskin University -Faculty of Health, Social Care & Education 0.2 miles
Train station Cambridge 0.7 miles
Hospital Brookfields Hospital 0.9 miles
Train station Cambridge North 1.7 miles

Street-level crime

Category Count
Violence and sexual offences 195
Shoplifting 154
Anti-social behaviour 107
Bicycle theft 69
Other theft 50
Public order 32
Criminal damage and arson 30
Vehicle crime 25
Theft from the person 20
Robbery 16
Drugs 14
Other crime 8
Possession of weapons 7
Burglary 4
Total incidents 731

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
St Matthew's Primary School Primary 0.1 miles Good — 20 May 2020
Brunswick Nursery School Nursery 0.2 miles Outstanding — 19 Oct 2012
Parkside Community College Secondary 0.3 miles Outstanding — 5 May 2017
Cambridge Maths School Other 0.4 miles (No rating)
Cardiff Sixth Form College, Cambridge Other 0.5 miles Good — 27 Jun 2023

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, Wellington Court, CB1 £2,650/mo 3 0.22 miles OpenRent
3 Bed Flat, Fitzroy Lane, CB1 £2,200/mo 3 0.3 miles OpenRent
3 Bed Flat, Mill Road, CB1 £2,300/mo 3 0.37 miles OpenRent

Average rent: £2,383/mo (3 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.84%
Max investor price (0.8%) £287,500
Target investor price (1%) £230,000
Gross yield 10%
Cost-to-rent ratio 10×
Monthly cashflow £962/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term
Cash-on-cash ROI 14.5%
  • 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).