# 2 bedroom terraced house for sale (CB1 2LD)

## Property Details

| Key | Value |
|-----|-------|
| Address | 73 NORFOLK STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE CB1 2LD |
| Price | £450,000 |
| Bedrooms | 2 |
| Bathrooms | 1 |
| Construction age | England and Wales: 1900-1929 |
| Floor area | 84 m² |
| Last sold | £495,000 Jun 2021 |

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 18/04/2031
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £24,575

### Recommendations
- A2 (£850 - £1,500)
- Q (£4,000 - £14,000)
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- O (£3,300 - £6,500)
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0370-2831-1040-2699-3581)

## Description

An attractive 2 bedroom Victorian terrace house of just over 900sq.ft, in a popular location, well placed for access to local facilities and the City centre

Lounge with arch to dining room, kitchen/breakfast room, entrance hall, two bedrooms, bathroom and wc, gas central heating, rear garden

This attractive Victorian house has the benefit of a hallway which leads to the reception accommodation including a living room with stripped wooden flooring and fitted cupboards either side of the fireplace. The dining room has a useful cupboard under the stairs and stripped wood flooring. There is a door to the kitchen/breakfast room with a range of base and eye level units, useful pantry cupboard, part vaulted ceiling, double door to the garden, ceramic tiled floor and a gas boiler. Upstairs there is a landing and two double bedrooms, both with original cast iron fireplaces and one with fitted cupboards. The bathroom has a white suite with a shower over the bath and wc. Outside, a right of way over a passageway leads to the rear garden which is enclosed by walling and fencing, has a patio area and flower and shrub beds.

**Location** - Norfolk Street which runs between Gwydir Street and East Road forms part of an established and predominantly residential area which is in walking or cycling distance of the City centre and the Grafton Centre. It is also within easy reach of many of the university departments, Anglia Ruskin University and the railway station. There is local shopping in the immediate area.

**Agent's Note** - Photographs used in these particulars were taken during a previous tenancy.

**Services** - All mains services connected

**Statutory Authorities** - Cambridge City Council

**Fixtures And Fittings** - Unless specifically mentioned in these particulars all fixtures and fittings are expressly excluded from the sale of the freehold interest.

**Viewing** - Strictly by appointment through the vendor’s sole agents, Redmayne Arnold and Harris

## Property Photos

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## Floorplans

- ![73 NORFOLK STREET, CAMBRIDGE, -.JPG](/listings/photos/79997952/360480) - 73 NORFOLK STREET, CAMBRIDGE, -.JPG

## EPC Graphs

- ![EE Rating](/listings/photos/79997952/360481) - EE Rating

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 1 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #16246444
- **Address:** 73 Norfolk Street, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 2LD
- **Certificate Issued:** 14/04/2024
- **Work Completed:** 25/03/2024
- **Items:** 9 window(s), 1 door(s)

## Sales History

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 73 NORFOLK STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB1 2LD | £495,000 | 29/06/2021 | Terraced |
| 73 NORFOLK STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB1 2LD | £365,000 | 30/11/2012 | Terraced |

## Sold Comparables

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

| 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 |
| 31 NORFOLK TERRACE, CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB1 2NG | £618,000 | 18/12/2023 | Terraced |
| 6 STAFFORDSHIRE STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB1 2NB | £471,100 | 22/03/2023 | Terraced |
| 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 |
| 11 NORFOLK STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB1 2LD | £722,000 | 05/08/2022 | Terraced |
| 169 STURTON STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB1 2QH | £428,000 | 02/08/2022 | Terraced |
| 5 FARRAN, CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB1 1QF | £438,000 | 29/07/2022 | Terraced |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 97 NORFOLK STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB1 2LD | £325,800 | 23/06/2021 | Terraced |

**Area average:** £548,072 (19 sales)

## Price vs local average

*Outcode + property type (HousePrices, last 2 years).*

- **Local average:** £551,337 (61 Terraced, CB1, 2024–2026)
- **Deviation:** -18.4%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £1,620/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,800/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,980/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

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

- **LHA floor (this property size):** £947/mo

## 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 |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 2 Bed Semi-Detached House, Portland Place, CB1 | £2,000/mo | 2 | 0.34 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £2,000/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.44% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £250,000
- **Target investor price (1%):** £200,000

*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 £2,000/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 5.3%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 18.8×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £3/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 0%

*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).*

## Price per Square Metre

- **£/m²:** £5,357/m²

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 10.6%
- **10y growth:** 23.9%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Cambridge; Terraced series; as of March 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** -0.9%
- **5y growth (index):** 9.2%
- **10y growth (index):** 10.4%

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Job (default Low)

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