17 Birdwood Road, Cambridge, CB1 3ST
About 17 Birdwood Road
17 Birdwood Road is a semi-detached house in Cambridge (CB1 3ST). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in December 2008 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 90).
Held since March 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £590,000 sits 774.1% above the 1997 sale of £67,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£70/sq ft) was about 79.1% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 89 m² it's 16.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (77 m² median across 32 EPCs).
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Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
17 Birdwood Road has an approved extension on the planning record.
2 applications on record at 17 Birdwood Road, Cambridge, CB1 3ST
- Dec 2015OutbuildingFullOutcome in report
Erection of a wooden garden summerhouse on a concrete base.
- Council
- Cambridge City Council
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/2015/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionFeb 2018Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 17 Birdwood Road was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£590,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£67,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 March 1997Most recent
£67,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB1 3ST: £600,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in CB1 3ST
Versus other Birdwood Road homes
Price per m² for 17 Birdwood Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£758
Street avg £4,807
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
1.4 km
Cambridge Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Bede's Inter-Church School. 24 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

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48.2dB

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