16 Tenison Road, Cambridge, CB1 2DW
About 16 Tenison Road
16 Tenison Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Cambridge (CB1 2DW). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2017) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 94 m² it's 15.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (111 m² median across 48 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £755,000 is 17.1% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£637/sq ft) was about 144.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2020 at £645,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
16 Tenison Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 27 April 2027
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
16 Tenison Road has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
16 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Price for 16 Tenison Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£755,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 24 years.
£645,000
Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
20 November 2020Most recent
£645,000
+6.3%over 2 years23 November 2017
£607,000
+423.3%over 20 years30 December 1996
£116,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB1 2DW: £840,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in CB1 2DW
Versus other Tenison Road homes
EPC Rating for 16 Tenison Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,862
Street avg £4,093
Floor Area
94 m²
Street avg 114 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 5.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
334/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.5 km
Cambridge Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.3 km
Cambridge Maths School. 27 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.0dB







