72, Thornton Road
72, Thornton Road
Description & Estimates
72, Thornton Road, Cambridge is recorded publicly as a mid-century freehold house across 1,259 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 544 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 4 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of 72, Thornton Road, Cambridge is £721,933 and its rental estimate is £2,651 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Thornton Road, Girton, Cambridge, CB3 falls within the CB3 postal district, in the borough of South Cambridgeshire.
Our Data Sources
72, Thornton Road, Cambridge has 31 entries in the Land Registry , most recently in July 2024 and a single entry in the EPC database dated March 2017.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 4 out of 5 and is considered of high accuracy.
Price Range & Condition
The condition of a property plays an important role in determining its value, with the degree of impact varying by property type, size and location.
For 72, Thornton Road, Cambridge, we estimate a market value of £758,030 and a rental value of £2,783 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £671,398 and £2,465 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 72, Thornton Road, Cambridge has seen its estimated sale value drop by £17,414 (2.4%) and its estimated rental value rise by £13 per month (0.5%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 4.4%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 72, Thornton Road, Cambridge as measuring 544 m2.
That makes it the 7th largest plot in the postcode, where 29 of the 31 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
72, Thornton Road, Cambridge has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of D. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 10 Mar 2017.
The property is connected to mains gas and has mostly double glazing. It is heated using Boiler and radiators, mains gas.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of 72, Thornton Road, Cambridge completed on 12th July 2024 at £760,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 the property has sold 3 times.
Values of comparable properties have risen by 0.2% over the period since July 2024.
- Sold Jul 2024£760,000
- Sold Oct 2017£545,000
- Sold Nov 1997£129,950
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 72, Thornton Road, Cambridge have sold within a radius of 900 metres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 8th August 2025, was 114, Thornton Road, Cambridge, CB3 0ND, a freehold house which sold for £760,000.
Read more about house prices in CB3.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 145 addresses on Thornton Road, Girton, Cambridge, CB3, 72, Thornton Road, Cambridge comes out as the 74th largest and the 75th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £60k less expensive than the average property across the CB3 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 1.2kmGirton Glebe Primary School
- 1.3kmUniversity of Cambridge Primary School
- 1.4kmMayfield Primary School
- 2.3kmChesterton Community College
- 2.7kmNorth Cambridge Academy
- 2.8kmImpington Village College
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Public Transport Nearby
From 72, Thornton Road, Cambridge, the nearest station is Cambridge North, 4.6 kilometres away.
- 4.6kmCambridge North
- 4.9kmCambridge
- 6.6kmCambridge South
Available Internet Speeds
Broadband here reaches ultrafast speeds, based on recent Ofcom data.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Ultrafast broadband is available in the area.
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
