Sold STC Maisonette

116A

WHITEHILL ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE CB5 8LY

1 beds 1 baths 45 m² Listed 7 Nov 2025 (-309d)

£238,000

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Property details

Tenure

LEASEHOLD

Floor area

45 m²

EPC rating

C

Last sold

£234,000 Apr 2026

Price per m²

£5,289/m²

Local average

£288,909 (-17.6%)

Deprivation

Decile 7 (20,873 of 33,755)

Street crime

337 incidents within 1 mile (Jul 2026)

Key features

  • Leasehold
  • Top-Floor Maisonette
  • One Bedroom
  • Generous Garden
  • Outbuild Storage Facility
  • Free Parking Available
  • Private Entrance
  • Great Transport Links
  • Easy Access To A14/M11

Additional details

Parking
Yes
Garden
Yes

Description

Discover a well-positioned one-bedroom flat on Whitehill Road. A property that offers privacy, practicality and convenience. With its own private entrance, spacious shared garden and free parking. Inside, the flat features a bright living room with a feature fireplace, opportunity for bespoke shelving across the alcoves. The kitchen has a distinctive character with wood-panelling ceiling and ample storage. A good-sized double bedroom and a well-equipped bathroom complete the interior. Residents also benefit from access to a large private garden, ideal for outdoor dining or enjoying the greenery.

Whitehill Road is well positioned on the eastern side of Cambridge, providing easy access to the city centre and nearby retail parks on Newmarket Road, including Tesco, Aldi, Lidl and The Gym Group. Excellent transport connections include the A14, Cambridge mainline station (within 2 miles) and Addenbrooke's Hospital. The area also offers great leisure options, such as The Abbey Leisure Complex, the local library and Coldhams Common with its Chisholm Trail for walking and cycling. Local shops, schools and green spaces make this a convenient and well-connected location.

Listed by

Cambridge

Spicerhaart

Reference: 169122641

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

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

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.

Floorplans

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EPC Graphs

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Price history

72% since 2011

Event Date Price % change
Sold 02/04/2026 (5 months ago) £234,000 +72.1%
Sold 27/10/2011 (14 years ago) £136,000 —

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
Same street 140A WHITEHILL ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB5 8LY £225,000 24/11/2025 Terraced
Same street 84 WHITEHILL ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB5 8LY £466,500 22/10/2025 Terraced
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
Same street 110 WHITEHILL ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB5 8LY £530,000 13/06/2022 Semi-detached
15 RAWLYN ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB5 8NL £260,000 22/03/2022 Flat

Street average: £407,167 (3 sales)

Area average: £266,500 (4 sales)

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: £898/mo (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026)

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
Bus stop Gerard Road 0.2 miles
Shop Like It Beauty Salon 0.3 miles
Hospital Urgent Care Cambridge 1.2 miles
Train station Cambridge North 1.2 miles
Train station Cambridge 1.3 miles
University BPP 1.6 miles
Hospital Cambridge Lea Hospital (Spire) 3.2 miles
University Sub-department of Animal Behaviour (University of Cambridge) 4.9 miles

Street-level crime

Category Count
Violence and sexual offences 106
Anti-social behaviour 54
Shoplifting 39
Other theft 23
Criminal damage and arson 20
Bicycle theft 19
Public order 18
Other crime 14
Burglary 10
Vehicle crime 10
Drugs 9
Robbery 8
Possession of weapons 4
Theft from the person 3
Total incidents 337

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 0.2 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)

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 0.63 miles OpenRent

Average rent: £1,500/mo (2 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.63%
Max investor price (0.8%) £187,500
Target investor price (1%) £150,000
Gross yield 7.6%
Cost-to-rent ratio 13.2×
Monthly cashflow £388/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term
Cash-on-cash ROI 6.7%
  • 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).
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