25 - 27 Chesterton High Street
Cambridge, CB4 1NQ
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Property details
Tenure
FREEHOLD
Last sold
£260,000
Local average
£282,500 (+501.8%)
Deprivation
Decile 7 (21,110 of 33,755)
Street crime
416 incidents within 1 mile (Apr 2026)
Key features
- LED lighting
- Perimeter trunking and data provision
- Air-conditioning systems on all floors for cooling
- Traditional column radiators for heating (with acentral boiler)
- On-site parking spaces
- 1 electric vehicle charging point
- WC and shower provision
- Secure cycle storage
- Open plan office space
- Available immediately
Additional details
- Parking
- Yes
- Garden
- Yes
Description
- 0.071 acre site
- Building provides 3,532 sq ft of newly refurbished office space in grade II listed building
- Now let in its entirety to Opto Biosystems, a Cambridge University deep tech spinout.
Beautifully refurbished heritage building, situated in a prominent High Street position within the Chesterton conservation area.
The distinctive Grade II listed detached property, which dates from 1789, was formerly ‘The Bowling Green’ public house – named after the bowling green laid out in the back garden.
It has been sensitively remodelled to provide a characterful, high-spec, fully networked and secure office environment.
With a café next door, and easy access to the city centre, riverside, and green spaces, this is a place where talent can thrive.
Location
25-27 Chesterton High Street benefits from excellent travel connections, with the city centre and two railway stations (Cambridge and Cambridge North) all within two miles - an easy 10-minute bike ride away.
The fastest train will get you from Cambridge North to London King's Cross and international services at St Pancras in just 54 minutes.
By car, the M11 motorway (Junction 14) is located to the west of Cambridge and provides fast links to Stanstead Airport (38 mins) and London (45 mins to junction 27 of the M25) The A14 (Junction 33) dual carriageway three miles to the north provides connections to Bury St Edmunds and Felixstowe to the east, and Huntingdon and the midlands to the west.
Listed by
Cambridge
Bidwells LLP
Reference: 169934897
EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost
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Flood risk
Zone: 1
Risk: Low
Job (default Low)
Price history
| Event | Date | Price | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listed for sale | — | £1,700,000 | +553.8% |
| Sold | 01/01/2024 (2 years ago) | £260,000 | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50C HIGH STREET, CHESTERTON, CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB4 1NG | £370,000 | 03/07/2023 | Other |
Area average: £370,000 (1 sale)
Capital growth trend
House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Cambridge. Series: All dwelling types. As of March 2026.
Rental Range
Estimated market rent for Cambridge. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.
Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Cambridge.
LHA (30th percentile) floor for Cambridge: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
Location
Address
135 High Street
Nearby
Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).
| Type | Name | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Shop | Jay Wines Store | 0.0 miles |
| Shop | Jane Seymour Hair Fashions | 0.0 miles |
| Bus stop | Chapel Street | 0.1 miles |
| Hospital | Urgent Care Cambridge | 0.2 miles |
| Train station | Cambridge North | 0.9 miles |
| University | BPP | 1.2 miles |
| Train station | Cambridge | 1.7 miles |
| Hospital | Cambridge Lea Hospital (Spire) | 2.2 miles |
| University | Sub-department of Animal Behaviour (University of Cambridge) | 4.1 miles |
Street-level crime
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 120 |
| Shoplifting | 79 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 66 |
| Bicycle theft | 25 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 25 |
| Vehicle crime | 25 |
| Other theft | 21 |
| Burglary | 13 |
| Public order | 13 |
| Drugs | 10 |
| Other crime | 9 |
| Possession of weapons | 6 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
| Total incidents | 416 |
Within 1 mile during Apr 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge Arts and Sciences (CATS and CSVPA) | Other | 0.2 miles | — (No rating) |
| Chesterton Primary School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 11 Sep 2015 |
| Milton Road Primary School | Primary | 0.6 miles | Good — 17 Jun 2019 |
| Olive AP Academy - Cambridge | Other | 0.6 miles | Good — 30 Sep 2022 |
| Shirley Community Primary School | Primary | 0.6 miles | Good — 24 Apr 2024 |
Rental Comparables
Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area. Bedroom counts vary — use the Beds column to compare like-for-like lets. Student lets are excluded.
| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Bed End Terrace, High Street, CB4 | £1,550/mo | 2 | 0.02 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Longworth Avenue, CB4 | £2,075/mo | 2 | 0.29 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed End Terrace, Hawthorn Way, CB4 | £1,995/mo | 3 | 0.34 miles | OpenRent |
| 7 Bed Terraced House, Hawthorn Way, CB4 | £655/mo | 7 | 0.34 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Terraced House, Grebe Court, CB5 | £1,850/mo | 3 | 0.37 miles | OpenRent |
| Studio Flat, The Newton, CB4 | £1,050/mo | 1 | 0.39 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Flat, Humberstone Road, CB4 | £2,100/mo | 3 | 0.4 miles | OpenRent |
| 6 Bed Terraced House, Elizabeth Way, CB4 | £3,700/mo | 6 | 0.42 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Detached House, Chesterton Road, CB4 | £1,800/mo | 1 | 0.48 miles | OpenRent |
| 4 Bed End Terrace, Herbert Street, CB4 | £2,495/mo | 4 | 0.57 miles | OpenRent |
| 4 Bed End Terrace, Herbert Street, CB4 | £2,745/mo | 4 | 0.57 miles | OpenRent |
| 4 Bed End Terrace, Herbert Street, CB4 | £2,750/mo | 4 | 0.57 miles | OpenRent |
| 6 Bed Semi-Detached House, Herbert Street, CB4 | £4,100/mo | 6 | 0.59 miles | OpenRent |
Average rent: £2,220/mo (13 listings)
Rent-driven metrics
Based on OpenRent comparables.
- 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).