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About 51 Chalmers Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
51 Chalmers Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Cambridge (CB1 3SZ). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2017) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since April 2015. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced Cambridge HPI: 2.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £586,000 is 20.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£518/sq ft) was about 77.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last sale on file: £485,000 in March 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2026.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
51 Chalmers Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jul 2017
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E48
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.9 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 51 Chalmers Road, Cambridge, CB1 3SZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Mar 2026AnnexFullPending
Annexe to the rear of the garden
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£586,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.5% per year over 5 years.
Last sold (2021)
£485,000
Growth on file: 2.5% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Chalmers Road homes
Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
51 Chalmers Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£5,575
Street avg £4,517
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 99 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Cambridge district page.
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
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CB1 3SZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.8dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 26 points of interest in total.
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