
Cambridge · CB4
Herbert Street
Guide Price
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. Occupying a detached plot along Herbert Street, the property retains attractive period features including sash windows and original fireplaces, whilst providing private rear garden, side access and exceptionally exciting potential, with detached homes of this nature and position becoming increasingly difficult to find within such close proximity to Cambridge city centre and its surrounding amenities.
The home, in the agent’s words
- Rare Detached Cambridge Home
- Two Bedroom Accommodation
- Requiring Significant Improvement And Updating
- Excellent Opportunity To Modernise And Extend Subject To Consent
- Private Rear Garden With Side Access
- Character Features Including Sash Windows And Fireplaces
- Convenient Access To City Centre And Cambridge Station
- Chain Free
Read the full agent description
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. Occupying a detached plot along Herbert Street, the property retains attractive period features including sash windows and original fireplaces, whilst providing private rear garden, side access and exceptionally exciting potential, with detached homes of this nature and position becoming increasingly difficult to find within such close proximity to Cambridge city centre and its surrounding amenities.
Entrance Hall - Painted timber panelled entrance door with picture light above leading through into the entrance hall, with stairs rising to the first-floor accommodation and doors leading through into the respective rooms.
Sitting Room - With picture rails, electric storage heater, feature gas fireplace with tiled surround and hearth, together with sash bay window to front aspect.
Dining Room - With tiled flooring, under-stairs storage cupboard, electric radiator, boarded fireplace with painted timber mantel and tiled hearth, picture rails, sash window to rear aspect and further built-in storage cupboard. Opening through into:
Kitchen - Fitted with timber work surface incorporating sink with separate hot and cold taps and drainer to side, with storage cupboard and sliding doors beneath. Space and plumbing for white goods together with space for gas cooker. Wall-mounted Vaillant gas-fired combination boiler providing heating and hot water for the property. Continuation of the tiled flooring from the dining room, further storage cupboard, double-glazed window to side aspect and door leading through into:
Rear Entrance Lobby - With tiled flooring, panel-glazed door leading out onto the rear garden and door through into:
Ground Floor Bathroom - Comprising a three-piece suite with panelled bath with separate hot and cold bath taps and tiled splashback, low-level WC with hand flush and wash hand basin with separate hot and cold taps and tiled splashback. Tiled flooring and double-glazed privacy window to rear aspect.
First Floor Accommodation -
Landing - With storage cupboard, loft access and doors leading through into the respective rooms.
First Floor Kitchen - Which would become the third bedroom, comprising a collection of base-mounted storage cupboards and drawers together with full-height storage cupboard. Stainless steel sink with separate hot and cold taps and drainer to either side, space for cooker, tiled splashbacks, timber panelling, further storage cupboard, tiled flooring and double-glazed window to side aspect. Opening through into:
Shower Room - Fitted with wall-mounted electric power shower with tiled surrounds and double-glazed privacy window to rear aspect, with door leading through into:
Wc - Comprising low-level WC with hand flush and wash hand basin with separate hot and cold taps.
Bedroom One - With wall-mounted electric storage heater and sash window to front aspect, opening through into:
Bedroom Two - With electric storage heater and sash window to rear aspect.
Outside - FRONT
The property is approached off Herbert Street via pedestrian pathway leading onto a paved frontage enclosed by low-level brick walling and attractive bay-fronted fa�ade.
REAR GARDEN
To the rear, the property benefits from a private garden principally laid to lawn, with paved pathway extending across the rear of the property and leading onto a further patio area. The garden further benefits from a timber storage shed together with a variety of mature shrubs and trees and is enclosed by a mixture of timber fencing and brick walling. A side access gate leads back through to the front of the property.
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Connected for everyday life
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Getting about
1.4 milesto Cambridge North Rail Station
Approximate straight-line distance · DfT NaPTAN · 13 Sept 2026Background air quality
- Fine particles · PM₂.₅
- 7.5 µg/m³ · Above the WHO guideline · well within the UK legal limit
- Nitrogen dioxide · NO₂
- 9.7 µg/m³ · Meets the WHO guideline
Annual background levels. For scale: the WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ for PM₂.₅ and 10 for NO₂; the UK legal limit is 20 and 40. Lower is better; this is a 1 km model, not a reading at the door.
Defra · 2024 annual model · 1 km areaLocal information is approximate. Distances are straight-line estimates from the available location. Broadband describes postcode coverage, not the speed or service available at this home; check the address with a provider. Air quality is a modelled annual background estimate.
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