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2 bed house for sale Herbert Street, Cambridge, CB4

Asking price

£500,000

Added on 08/10/2026

Type: House
Bedrooms: 2
Bathrooms: 2
Size: £557 per sq ft
Tenure: Ask agent

Council tax Band B £1,919 a year

Highlights

From the agent's description

Period property
Period features
Private garden
Open-plan kitchen
Dining room
Fireplace
Needs modernisation

About this property

A rare opportunity to acquire a detached period property within this highly sought after central Cambridge location, the property was formerly a single house which was subsequently converted into two apartments, and that it now offers the opportunity to return it to a substantial family home and offers substantial scope for improvement, modernisation and potential enlargement, subject to the necessary consents.

Floorplan

Council tax

Band B £1,919 a year

Per year

Band A

£1,645
Band B

This home: £1,919
Band C

£2,193
Band D

£2,467
Band E

£3,015
Band F

£3,563
Band G

£4,112
Band H

£4,934

This home is in band B, which costs £1,919 a year in Cambridge for 2026/27.

Figures from MHCLG (Open Government Licence v3): the average bill for each band across Cambridge, including the typical parish precept, so a parish's own bill can differ a little. Discounts lower the bill, such as 25% off for an adult living alone. Check a home's band on GOV.UK.

Price guide

37 comparables · within 2.9 miles

Priced above 78% of the 2-bed houses for sale nearby right now.

This home, £500,000 Median £375,000 · £290,000 – £550,000

Per square foot

£557 7% over

2-bed houses nearby £521

Against sold prices

10% over

CB4 sold median £508 / sq ft, 743 sales

Compared with 37 2-bed houses for sale within 2.9 miles, on the market now or already under offer. The range is the middle 80% of their asking prices. Sold prices are HM Land Registry sales in CB4 over the last 24 months, per square foot of EPC floor area. All sold £/sq ft in CB4 →

Location

Herbert Street, Cambridge, CB4

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Mortgage and stamp duty

Property price £500,000

£250k £750k

Deposit10% £50,000

£0 £500k

Interest rate 4.5%

0.5% 15%

Repayment period 25 years

5 years 40 years

A £450,000 mortgage. Most lenders would want a household income of about £100,000 to support it.

A guide only, for a capital repayment mortgage. The rate you are offered and what you can borrow depend on your circumstances and a full application with a lender or broker. Your home may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage.

Properties sold nearby

HM Land Registry sales nearby. Floor areas from Energy Performance Certificates where matched.

Address	Type	Sold	Size	Size	£/sq ft	Price
6, Herbert Street Terraced	Terraced	Nov 2025	1,302 sq ft £535/sq ft	1,302 sq ft	£535	£697,000
14, Herbert Street Terraced	Terraced	Oct 2025	786 sq ft £690/sq ft	786 sq ft	£690	£542,000
20, Herbert Street Terraced	Terraced	Aug 2022	926 sq ft £752/sq ft	926 sq ft	£752	£695,995
12, Herbert Street Terraced	Terraced	Nov 2021	893 sq ft £660/sq ft	893 sq ft	£660	£590,000
24, Herbert Street Terraced	Terraced	Oct 2020	1,184 sq ft £536/sq ft	1,184 sq ft	£536	£635,000
6, Herbert Street Terraced	Terraced	Apr 2017	1,302 sq ft £380/sq ft	1,302 sq ft	£380	£495,000
20, Herbert Street Terraced	Terraced	Nov 2015	926 sq ft £648/sq ft	926 sq ft	£648	£600,000
4, Herbert Street Terraced	Terraced	Jul 2015	1,184 sq ft £465/sq ft	1,184 sq ft	£465	£550,000