What type of property is 4 Fairsford Place, CB1 2QS?

4 Fairsford Place, CB1 2QS is a 4-bedroom semi-detached house.

When did 4 Fairsford Place, CB1 2QS last change hands?

4 Fairsford Place, CB1 2QS last sold for £415,000 in July 2009, around 17 years ago. Before that, it sold for £330,000 in July 2004, so prices have been rising over 5 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 4 Fairsford Place, CB1 2QS?

Across 2 sales between July 2004 and July 2009, 4 Fairsford Place, CB1 2QS rose from £330,000 to £415,000, a change of £85,000. That works out to roughly +4.7% per year compounded over 5 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 4 Fairsford Place, CB1 2QS?

The current EPC rating for 4 Fairsford Place, CB1 2QS is C with a score of 76 out of 100, lodged in March 2009. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 4 Fairsford Place, CB1 2QS?

4 Fairsford Place, CB1 2QS has a recorded floor area of 151 m² (1,626 sq ft), around 38 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 24% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CB1 2QS. Source: EPC Register.

How is 4 Fairsford Place, CB1 2QS heated?

The latest EPC at 4 Fairsford Place, CB1 2QS records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Are there any planning records for 4 Fairsford Place, CB1 2QS?

The only planning records linked to 4 Fairsford Place, CB1 2QS are routine tree-works filings, not building works. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 4 Fairsford Place, CB1 2QS?

4 Fairsford Place, CB1 2QS is in council tax band E.

Where is 4 Fairsford Place, CB1 2QS located?

4 Fairsford Place, CB1 2QS sits in Cambridge. It falls within the CB1 postcode district in Cambridgeshire.

What is crime like near 4 Fairsford Place, CB1 2QS?

Police records around 4 Fairsford Place, CB1 2QS show an average of 4 reported crimes per month over the last 15 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 50% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (47% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 4 Fairsford Place, CB1 2QS?

The closest primary school to 4 Fairsford Place, CB1 2QS is St Matthew's Primary School (448m), one of 21 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Cambridge Maths School (692m), with 7 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 4 Fairsford Place, CB1 2QS?

The closest rail stop to 4 Fairsford Place, CB1 2QS is Cambridge Rail Station, 1.3km away. The nearest airport option is Cambridge Airport, 2.3km away.

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4 Fairsford Place, Cambridge, CB1 2QS

1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

151 m²

1626 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 76

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 4 Fairsford Place

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

4 Fairsford Place is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Cambridge (CB1 2QS). It has a recorded floor area of 151 m² (around 1626 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2009) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The latest certificate is from March 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in July 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Across 2004–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £755,000 sits 81.9% above the 2009 sale of £415,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£255/sq ft) was about 20.4% below the postcode norm. At 151 m² it's 19.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (126 m² median across 13 EPCs). 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 2 is the typical count. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2010.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

4 Fairsford Place's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Mar 2019

EPC Rating

C76

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

3.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Fairsford Place, Cambridge, CB1 2QS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 4 Fairsford Place, Cambridge, CB1 2QS

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May 2010
Tree WorksTrees
Outcome in report
T1 - Cherry: fell and remove
Reference
10/071/TREE2
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale fell during the post-2008 dip, often a low-water mark in price comparisons.

Current estimate

£755,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 5 years.

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Last sold (2009)

£415,000

Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 5 years.

Sales timeline

27 July 2009Most recent
£415,000
+25.8%over 5 years
22 July 2004
£330,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB1 2QS: £803,000 (2024–2023).

Nearby sales in CB1 2QS

On the street

Versus other Fairsford Place homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 4 Fairsford Place lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,747

Street avg £4,892

Strongly below

Floor Area

151 m²

Street avg 137 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

3.5 t/year

Street avg 3.2 t/year

Below

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Cambridge report

Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.

Crime

4/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

1.3 km

Cambridge Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.4 km

St Matthew's Primary School. 28 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CB1 2QS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.4dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CB1 2QS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.9dB

Low

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