# Office for sale (CB4 1NQ)

## Property Details

| Key | Value |
|-----|-------|
| Address | 25 - 27 Chesterton High Street, Cambridge, CB4 1NQ |
| Price | £1,700,000 |
| Last sold | £260,000 |

## Description

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.

## Property Photos

- ![David Valinsky Photography 2527 High Street Ches](/listings/photos/169934897/570714) - David Valinsky Photography 2527 High Street Ches
- ![David Valinsky Photography 2527 High Street Ches](/listings/photos/169934897/570716) - David Valinsky Photography 2527 High Street Ches
- ![David Valinsky Photography 2527 High Street Ches](/listings/photos/169934897/570717) - David Valinsky Photography 2527 High Street Ches
- ![David Valinsky Photography 2527 High Street Ches](/listings/photos/169934897/570718) - David Valinsky Photography 2527 High Street Ches
- ![David Valinsky Photography 2527 High Street Ches](/listings/photos/169934897/570719) - David Valinsky Photography 2527 High Street Ches
- ![David Valinsky Photography 2527 High Street Ches](/listings/photos/169934897/570720) - David Valinsky Photography 2527 High Street Ches
- ![David Valinsky Photography 2527 High Street Ches](/listings/photos/169934897/570721) - David Valinsky Photography 2527 High Street Ches

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 50C HIGH STREET, CHESTERTON, CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB4 1NG | £370,000 | 03/07/2023 | Other |

**Area average:** £370,000 (1 sale)

## Price vs local average

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

- **Local average:** £282,500 (2 Other, CB4, 2024–2026)
- **Deviation:** +501.8%

## 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).*

## 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)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.12% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £259,375
- **Target investor price (1%):** £207,500

*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 £2,075/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 1.5%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 68.3×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-4,852/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -11.8%

*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).*

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Cambridge; All dwelling types series; as of March 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** -2.3%
- **5y growth (index):** 6.4%
- **10y growth (index):** 6.4%

## Flood risk

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

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