Cowper Road, Cambridge

MyStreetCheck free street report: Cowper Road, Cambridge · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/cambridge-cambridgeshire/cowper-road/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CB1 3SL, CB1 3SN.

Average price (last 12 months)

£466,500

4 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£451,169

43 sales

Price range

£263k – £635k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

17 Aug 2026

CB1 3SL

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At a glance

House prices£467k average9% below the Cambridge average CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 10 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station12 min walkCambridge station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband99% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold83% freeholdAcross 47 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

43 property sales on Cowper Road, Cambridge have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 4 homes sold here for an average of £466,500. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £460,387. Average sale prices rose from £369,167 in 2016 to £477,000 in 2026 (+29%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 9% below the Cambridge average of £512,977 over the same period. 10 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 10 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 70% terraced, 16% semi-detached, 14% flat. Recorded sale prices on Cowper Road range from £262,500 to £635,000. 83% of homes sold here were freehold and 17% leasehold. Of 494 streets in Cambridge with at least two sales in the last year, Cowper Road ranks 219th for average price.

House prices on Cowper Road compared

Cowper Road£466,500

CB1 postcode area£537,677

Cambridge£512,977

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all CB1 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 83% freehold and 17% leasehold across 47 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Terraced	30	£460,387	17 Aug 2026
Semi-detached	7	£521,949	15 Jul 2026
Flat	6	£322,500	3 Dec 2024

Sold prices on Cowper Road

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
49, Cowper Road CB1 3SL	17 Aug 2026	£486,000	Terraced	Freehold
65, Cowper Road CB1 3SL	15 Jul 2026	£505,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
40, Cowper Road CB1 3SN	30 Mar 2026	£440,000	Terraced	Freehold
17, Cowper Road CB1 3SL	10 Dec 2025	£435,000	Terraced	Freehold
63, Cowper Road CB1 3SL	30 Sep 2025	£545,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
55, Cowper Road CB1 3SL	14 Apr 2025	£455,000	Terraced	Freehold
11, Cowper Road CB1 3SL	27 Feb 2025	£510,500	Terraced	Freehold
3A, Cowper Road CB1 3SL	10 Dec 2024	£300,000	Flat	Leasehold
1A, Cowper Road CB1 3SL	3 Dec 2024	£350,000	Flat	Leasehold
37, Cowper Road CB1 3SL	30 Aug 2024	£550,000	Terraced	Freehold
25, Cowper Road CB1 3SL	25 Sep 2023	£495,000	Terraced	Freehold
74, Cowper Road CB1 3SN	16 Aug 2023	£557,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
16, Cowper Road CB1 3SN	26 May 2023	£440,000	Terraced	Freehold
3B, Cowper Road CB1 3SL	28 Apr 2023	£310,000	Flat	Leasehold
11, Cowper Road CB1 3SL	27 Jan 2023	£475,000	Terraced	Freehold
2, Cowper Road CB1 3SN	13 Jul 2022	£635,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
42, Cowper Road CB1 3SN	10 Jun 2022	£516,273	Terraced	Freehold
First Floor Flat, 1, Cowper Road CB1 3SL	10 Jun 2022	£327,000	Flat	Leasehold
14, Cowper Road CB1 3SN	11 Feb 2022	£495,000	Terraced	Freehold
29, Cowper Road CB1 3SL	11 Jan 2022	£436,000	Terraced	Freehold
29, Cowper Road CB1 3SL	1 Nov 2021	£375,000	Terraced	Freehold
47, Cowper Road CB1 3SL	24 Aug 2021	£490,000	Terraced	Freehold
59, Cowper Road CB1 3SL	23 Jun 2021	£611,700	Semi-detached	Freehold
24, Cowper Road CB1 3SN	28 Apr 2021	£442,500	Terraced	Freehold
37, Cowper Road CB1 3SL	26 Oct 2020	£465,000	Terraced	Freehold
First Floor Flat, 1, Cowper Road CB1 3SL	24 Feb 2020	£320,000	Flat	Leasehold
30, Cowper Road CB1 3SN	12 Feb 2020	£451,973	Terraced	Freehold
33, Cowper Road CB1 3SL	19 Jun 2019	£435,000	Terraced	Freehold
55, Cowper Road CB1 3SL	10 May 2019	£440,000	Terraced	Freehold
25, Cowper Road CB1 3SL	13 Feb 2019	£375,000	Terraced	Freehold
43, Cowper Road CB1 3SL	30 Aug 2018	£575,000	Terraced	Freehold
46, Cowper Road CB1 3SN	1 Aug 2018	£400,000	Terraced	Freehold
37, Cowper Road CB1 3SL	20 Jul 2018	£437,000	Terraced	Freehold
26, Cowper Road CB1 3SN	13 Jul 2018	£565,000	Terraced	Freehold
12, Cowper Road CB1 3SN	16 Feb 2018	£430,000	Terraced	Freehold
2, Cowper Road CB1 3SN	16 Feb 2018	£615,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
11, Cowper Road CB1 3SL	20 Dec 2017	£395,000	Terraced	Freehold
14, Cowper Road CB1 3SN	22 Sep 2017	£370,000	Terraced	Freehold
4, Cowper Road CB1 3SN	12 Sep 2017	£555,000	Terraced	Freehold
18, Cowper Road CB1 3SN	15 Aug 2017	£421,000	Terraced	Freehold
62, Cowper Road CB1 3SN	15 Aug 2017	£467,446	Semi-detached	Freehold
1A, Cowper Road CB1 3SL	28 Jul 2017	£320,000	Flat	Leasehold
First Floor Flat, 1, Cowper Road CB1 3SL	14 Jul 2017	£308,000	Flat	Leasehold
41, Cowper Road CB1 3SL	27 Jun 2017	£421,354	Terraced	Freehold
3B, Cowper Road CB1 3SL	21 Oct 2016	£262,500	Semi-detached	Leasehold
55, Cowper Road CB1 3SL	10 Jun 2016	£400,000	Terraced	Freehold
27, Cowper Road CB1 3SL	31 May 2016	£445,000	Terraced	Freehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

Address	Sales	Change
55, Cowper Road	£400,000 (Jun 2016) → £440,000 (May 2019) → £455,000 (Apr 2025)	+14% over 9 yrs
11, Cowper Road	£395,000 (Dec 2017) → £475,000 (Jan 2023) → £510,500 (Feb 2025)	+29% over 7 yrs
1A, Cowper Road	£320,000 (Jul 2017) → £350,000 (Dec 2024)	+9% over 7 yrs
37, Cowper Road	£437,000 (Jul 2018) → £465,000 (Oct 2020) → £550,000 (Aug 2024)	+26% over 6 yrs
25, Cowper Road	£375,000 (Feb 2019) → £495,000 (Sep 2023)	+32% over 5 yrs
3B, Cowper Road	£262,500 (Oct 2016) → £310,000 (Apr 2023)	+18% over 7 yrs
2, Cowper Road	£615,000 (Feb 2018) → £635,000 (Jul 2022)	+3% over 4 yrs
First Floor Flat, 1, Cowper Road	£308,000 (Jul 2017) → £320,000 (Feb 2020) → £327,000 (Jun 2022)	+6% over 5 yrs
14, Cowper Road	£370,000 (Sep 2017) → £495,000 (Feb 2022)	+34% over 4 yrs
29, Cowper Road	£375,000 (Nov 2021) → £436,000 (Jan 2022)	+16% over under a year

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Schools near Cowper Road

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Morley Memorial Primary School 371 pupils	Primary	4–11	Report	0.2 mi
Ridgefield Primary School 205 pupils	Primary	4–11	Report	0.3 mi
Cambridge Muslim Secondary School 8 pupils	Other independent school	11–16	Report	0.3 mi
Coleridge Community College 553 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Report	0.3 mi
Queen Edith Primary School 394 pupils	Primary	4–11	Good Report	0.5 mi
Hills Road Sixth Form College	16 plus	16–19	Report	0.6 mi
Homerton Early Years Centre 110 pupils	Nursery	2–5	Report	0.6 mi
Queen Emma Primary School 391 pupils	Primary	4–11	Good Report	0.6 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

Cambridge station 0.6 mi · 12 min walk
Cambridge South station 1.2 mi · 25 min walk
Cambridge North station 2.5 mi · 50 min walk

GP surgeries

Cornford House Surgery
364 Cherry Hinton Road, Cambridge · 0.4 mi
Mill Road Surgery
279-281 Mill Road, Cambridge · 0.6 mi
Queen Edith Medical Practice
Queen Edith Medical Centre, 59 Queen Ediths Way, Cambridge · 0.6 mi
Woodlands Surgery
48-49 Bateman Street, Cambridge · 1.0 mi

Supermarkets

The Co-operative Food Co-op Cambridge - Cherry Hinton Road · 0.2 mi
The Co-operative Food Co-op Cambridge - Perne Road · 0.3 mi
Tesco Express Tesco Cambridge Clifton Rd Express · 0.5 mi
The Co-operative Food Co-op Cambridge - The Marque · 0.5 mi

Pharmacies

Numark Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
Polaris Pharmacy · 0.6 mi
Mill Road Pharmacy · 0.6 mi

Dentists

The Gables Dental Practice · 0.3 mi
Homerton Street (dental Surgery) · 0.6 mi
Antwerp House Dental Practice · 0.6 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 10 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income	9 of 10
Employment	10 of 10
Education and skills	10 of 10
Health and disability	9 of 10
Crime	6 of 10
Access to housing and services	10 of 10
Living environment	4 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	58.6%	62.5%
Private rented	28.7%	20.3%
Social rented	12.4%	17.1%
Households	691

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	11.3%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	69.2%	64.1%
Aged 65+	19.5%	18.6%
Residents	1,571

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	99%	80%
Gigabit-capable	99%	80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

	Here	Eng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks	99%	89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network	100%	100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks	100%	99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks	100%	92%

Share of homes across Cambridge with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Cowper Road

Ethnic group

	Here	Cambridge
White	75.4%	74.5%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	15.6%	14.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	3.9%	5.1%
Other ethnic group	3.4%	3.1%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	1.7%	2.4%

Religion

	Here	Cambridge
Christian	44.1%	35.2%
No religion	39%	44.7%
Not answered	7.8%	9.8%
Muslim	3.8%	5.1%
Hindu	3%	2.3%
Buddhist	1%	1.1%
Other religion	0.6%	0.8%
Jewish	0.4%	0.7%

Country of birth

	Here	Cambridge
Born in the UK	63.9%	62%
Born outside the UK	36.1%	38%

Highest qualification

	Here	Cambridge
Level 4 qualifications and above	61.8%	55.8%
No qualifications	10.6%	9.6%
Level 3 qualifications	8.2%	18.2%
Level 2 qualifications	7.7%	6.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	5.1%	4.8%
Apprenticeship	4.8%	2.6%
Other qualifications	1.7%	2.1%

General health

	Here	Cambridge
Very good health	53.1%	55%
Good health	33.3%	32.1%
Fair health	9.4%	9.6%
Bad health	3.2%	2.5%
Very bad health	1%	0.7%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Cambridge
1 car or van in household	42.3%	46.6%
No cars or vans in household	34.7%	34.4%
2 cars or vans in household	19.2%	15%
3 or more cars or vans in household	3.8%	4%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Cambridge.

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