281, Hills Road, Cambridge occupies a 969 m² plot as recorded by HM Land Registry.

All 20 other houses in this postcode have recorded plot sizes, and this one ranks as the 13th largest.

281, Hills Road, Cambridge has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of E. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 26 Jul 2012.

The property is not connected to mains gas and has fully double glazed windows. It is heated using a boiler and radiators (mains gas).

281, Hills Road, Cambridge last changed hands on 4th September 2013, selling for £1,410,000. The transaction was logged as a freehold house by HM Land Registry.

In total it has sold twice since 1995.

The market for similar properties has dropped by 8.4% since September 2013.

• Sold Sep 2013£1,410,000
• Sold Apr 2008£1,025,000

Land Registry records and our Estate Agent network show 37 sales of comparable properties within 760 metres of 281, Hills Road, Cambridge since 2008.

Most recently, 17, Long Road, Cambridge, CB2 8PP, a freehold house, sold at £1,975,000 on the 27th February 2026.

Read more about house prices in CB2.

• Sold Feb 2026£1,975,000 | 5 Bed House17, Long Road, Cambridge, CB2 8PP17, Long Road, Cambridge, CB2 8PP
• Sold Nov 2025£1,835,000 | 5 Bed House249, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 8RP249, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 8RP
• Sold Aug 2025£1,500,000 | 5 Bed House1A, Fendon Road, Cambridge, CB1 7RS1A, Fendon Road, Cambridge, CB1 7RS
• Sold Apr 2025£1,808,500 | 5 Bed House277, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 8RP277, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 8RP
• Sold Oct 2024£2,000,000 | 5 Bed House230, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 8QE230, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 8QE
• Sold Aug 2024£2,100,000 | 5 Bed House263, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 8RP263, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 8RP
• Sold Feb 2024£2,150,000 | 5 Bed House8, Templemore Close, Cambridge, CB1 7TH8, Templemore Close, Cambridge, CB1 7TH
• Sold May 2023£1,925,000 | 5 Bed House3, Luard Road, Cambridge, CB2 8PJ3, Luard Road, Cambridge, CB2 8PJ
• Sold Nov 2022£2,600,000 | 5 Bed House70, Cavendish Avenue, Cambridge, CB1 7UT70, Cavendish Avenue, Cambridge, CB1 7UT
• Sold Jul 2022£980,000 | 5 Bed House48, Cavendish Avenue, Cambridge, CB1 7UT48, Cavendish Avenue, Cambridge, CB1 7UT
• Sold Feb 2022£1,720,000 | 5 Bed House258, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 8QE258, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 8QE
• Sold Nov 2021£1,820,000 | 5 Bed House2A, Long Road, Cambridge, CB2 8PS2A, Long Road, Cambridge, CB2 8PS
• Sold May 2021£1,600,000 | 5 Bed House5, Alfred Close, Cambridge, CB1 7BW5, Alfred Close, Cambridge, CB1 7BW
• Sold Sep 2019£1,595,000 | 5 Bed House248, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 8QE248, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 8QE
• Sold Mar 2018£1,725,000 | 5 Bed House234, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 8QE234, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 8QE
• Sold Aug 2017£1,612,000 | 5 Bed House254, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 8QE254, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 8QE
• Sold Mar 2016£1,200,000 | 5 Bed House283, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 8RP283, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 8RP
• Sold Jan 2016£950,000 | 5 Bed House247, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 8RP247, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 8RP
• Sold Feb 2010£1,162,500 | 5 Bed House11, Long Road, Cambridge, CB2 8PP11, Long Road, Cambridge, CB2 8PP
• Sold Aug 2008£1,405,000 | 5 Bed House289, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 8RP289, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 8RP

Our analysis of the public data ranks 281, Hills Road, Cambridge as the 14th largest and the 19th most expensive of the 1123 addresses on Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2.

Against the CB2 postcode district average, it is £1.306m more expensive than the typical property.

• Morley Memorial Primary School

  700 m away
• Queen Edith Primary School

  900 m away
• Queen Emma Primary School

  1.5 km away

• Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology

  800 m away
• Trumpington Community College

  1.4 km away
• Coleridge Community College

  1.5 km away

• Cambridge South

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  900 m away
• Cambridge

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  1.6 km away
• Shelford (Cambs)

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  3.5 km away

Environment Agency data suggests this area has a Very Low risk of flooding.