30 Birdwood Road, Cambridge, CB1 3SU
About 30 Birdwood Road
30 Birdwood Road is a semi-detached house in Cambridge (CB1 3SU). It has a recorded floor area of 143 m² (around 1539 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since December 2014. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73).
It hasn't traded since May 2000, a hold of 26 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 143 m² the property is well over the postcode median (98 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £728,000 sits 420% above the 2000 sale of £140,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£91/sq ft) was about 70.4% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and HMO conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
30 Birdwood Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
2 applications on record at 30 Birdwood Road, Cambridge, CB1 3SU
- Aug 2000ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear extension.
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- C/00/0608
- More recent applications — locked
- HMOJul 2013Decision
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Sales history & valuation
30 Birdwood Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (2000).
£728,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£140,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
1 May 2000Most recent
£140,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB1 3SU: £587,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in CB1 3SU
Versus other Birdwood Road homes
30 Birdwood Road is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£979
Street avg £4,409
Floor Area
143 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 4.4 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
0.4 km
St Bede's Inter-Church School. 23 schools nearby.
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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
48.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB






