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 £532,000 sits 688.1% above the 1997 sale of £67,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£70/sq ft) was about 79.2% 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
Certificate validity
Valid until 4 August 2030
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.
£532,000
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 (2026–2023).
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
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
334/mo
Steady 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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB






