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See how verdicts work4-bedroom detached house · CB1 3FH
Listing removedReduced £20k (−2.4%) on 15 SepListed 247 days
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About
A well-presented, bright and airy four bedroom, detached townhouse in a thriving new development on the eastern side of Cambridge, with easy access to the city centre and a mainline railway station.
City centre 1.75 miles, Mainline Railway Station 1 mile (Liverpool Street and King's Cross lines), Addenbrooke's Hospital/Cambridge Biomedical Campus 2.25 miles (distances are approximate).
53 Clara Rackham Street forms part of the contemporary Timber Works development by Hill and is built with brick elevations under a tiled roof.
The property is offered with stylish and highquality modern living.
This impressive fourbedroom detached home, arranged over three welldesigned floors and built in 2021, provides spacious and versatile accommodation throughout.
Clara Rackham Street is conveniently placed off Cromwell Road, with easy access to the city centre and a mainline railway station, with services to London’s Kings Cross and Liverpool Street in approximately 48 and 68 minutes respectively.
A wide range of shops and restaurants are available in nearby Newmarket Road and Mill Road, and the heart of the city centre, with many College and University Departments, is also easily accessible.
Cambridge is not only world renowned for its academic achievements but has also become a ‘high tech’ and ‘bio tech’ hub with the University Research and Development Laboratories, the internationally renowned Cambridge Science Park and Addenbrookes Hospital/Biomedical Campus, one of the largest centres of health, science and medical research in the world.
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Properties like this can earn 2–3x BTL yields when converted to HMO, with retrofit costs around £10k/room. Sign in to see the full tier, yield projection, and cost breakdown.
Commercial properties like this can earn 30-50% higher yields when converted to residential under Class MA / Q / P / PA, with prior approval costing ~GBP 96/unit. Sign in to see the recommended route, yield uplift, and cost breakdown.
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