4 Arcadia Gardens, Oakington, Cambridge, CB24 3AJ

UPRN:100090130737Detached House3 bedsBuilt 1976-1982

FreeholdCouncil Tax: Band DEPC: D (66)

Data freshness:Price Paid· freshPlanning· 4mo agoEPC· 3mo agoRisk· 5mo agoConnectivity· 1mo agoSchools· 1mo agoAmenities· 2mo agoArea· Census 2021

4 Arcadia Gardens, Oakington, Cambridge, CB24 3AJ

HP Score

/ 100

Mixed

Verdict

6 days ago

Verdict: INVESTIGATE, on a scale of Buy, Investigate, Avoid.
Mixed signals - investigate

Evidence

17 of 21 sources

Sale Estimate

£400,000

£380k - £420kHigh

Estimate

£400k

Range

£380k – £420k

Rent Estimate (pcm)

£1,600

£1k - £2k

Monthly

£1,600

Yield

4.99%

Verdict

Derived from HomePortfolio scores

4 Arcadia Gardens earns an INVESTIGATE rating with HP Score 68/100. Investment score 53/100 reflects moderate fundamentals. Crime intensity is very low. Walkability is limited (33/100). Flood risk is not assessed: check the Environment Agency long-term flood map before offering. Tenure is freehold. Every figure here comes from the live HomePortfolio API; anything it does not publish is left out.

Key SourcesEPC RegisterPortal listingsOfcom Connected NationsOfcom mobile coverageMarket estimates (third-party AVM)Defra strategic noise mapping, England Round 4 (Contains Defra data © Crown copyright and database right 2023-2024, Open Government Licence v3.0)Walk ScoreONS Census 2021Police.ukHM Land Registry covenantsHM Land Registry Price PaidPlanIt / council planning portalsOverture Maps PlacesOfsted / DfE GIAS

HP Score

68/ 100

Mixed

Investment Score

53/ 100

Moderate

Crime Score

12/ 100

Low

Walkability

33/ 100

Mixed

Transit & Bike

Transit 41Bike 69

Walk Score, out of 100

Opportunity

Not scored as an opportunity

We will not put a number on this one.

listing is 'Sold subject to contract' - sale already progressing, not an actionable opportunity

Withholding a score is deliberate. A number built on missing or stale inputs would look more certain than the evidence allows.

Economics

What happens to your money

Your assumptions

Purchase price£385,000

At the asking price

Monthly rent£1,600/mo

Evidenced range £1,450-£1,700

Interest rate5.4%

Loan to value75%

Cash required: £126,050
Net cash flow: -£192/mo
Cash on cash: -1.8%
Score at this price: -

After a 8% void allowance, 15% management and 10% maintenance. Lender coverage (rent ÷ interest): 1.23 - below the usual 1.25 test. These are your assumptions, not evidence: only the pre-filled rent and price come from the record.

Risks

What could kill this deal

Score confidence is low
largely a single source - treat the number as a prompt, not a conclusion

Property risk deep-dive →flood, subsidence, crime, environment - the full domain

Plan

Before you offer

1. Commission a full structural survey, not a basic condition report.
The score prices market evidence, not the fabric of the building.

Every step above was generated from a specific gap or flag in the evidence - no generic advice, no invented tasks.

Valuation & Market

Sale Estimate£400,000

Rent Estimate (pcm)£1,600

Gross Yield4.99%

1y Growth+4.0%

3y Growth-1.9%

5y Growth+0.5%

10y Growth+1.8%

Last Sold Price-

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Risk Overview

Flood RiskUnknown
SubsidenceSignificant
RadonLow
MiningUnknown
LandslideLow
Air QualityLow
NoiseLow

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Planning Activity

Recent Apps

0CB24 3AJ

Approval Rate

-12mo

Development

low

26/04044/PRIOR
Conversion and extension of agricultural building to change the use to a 1no. Dwellinghouse (Use Class C3).
Pending
26/1109/TTCA
T1 Silver Birch: Reduce height by 1 to 1.5ms, prune back roadside to kerb edge and raise remaining crown to 3ms all round to improve vehicular sight lines on exiting
Pending
26/0945/TTCA
A - Beech tree: crown-reduce by 1m and thin the crown by up to 20%. B - Leylandii - reduce the height by 2m. C - Yew - reduce the height by 2m. D - Cornus - reduce the height by 1.5m. E- Robinia - cut back a branch in the upper crown on the South side of the tree by 1.5m and crown-lift to 2m. F - Beech tree - crown-reduce by 2m.
Approved

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Ownership

Corporate Ownership59.6%
Overseas OwnershipNo
Lease Term Remaining-
CovenantsRestrictive
Lease TypeFreehold
Last Ownership Change-
SourceLand Registry

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Connectivity

Broadband (Standard)

7 Mbps

Mobile 4G/5G Coverage

EEThreeO2Vodafone

EV Charger

PTAL Rating

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Area Profile

Median EarningsLocal authority£42,690

Population Density-

Owner Occupied76%

Age Distribution

0-15 18%16-64 56%65+ 26%

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Schools Nearby

Oakington CofE Primary School
0.2 mi
Good
Gretton School
1.3 mi
Inspected by ISI
Northstowe Learning Community
1.5 mi
Good
The Martin Bacon Academy
1.5 mi
Area grades2024
Inspected after Ofsted withdrew the single overall grade.

3 of 10 nearby schools with published figures were oversubscribed in 2026 - demand, not a catchment.

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Comparables

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7 Arcadia Gardens
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£388k
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20 Arcadia Gardens
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£385k
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30 Arcadia Gardens
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£360k
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3 Arcadia Gardens
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£390k
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Boundary data not available for this property

No registered title polygon, building footprint, or street match for this property yet.

Why: No HMLR INSPIRE / OSM footprint / OS Open USRN match for this UPRN

Source: HM Land Registry INSPIRE / OpenStreetMap / OS Open USRN