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5 Marshall Road, Cambridge, CB1 7TY

3 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
102 m²
1098 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 54
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 5 Marshall Road

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

5 Marshall Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Cambridge (CB1 7TY). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in May 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.

It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 2005–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£702/sq ft) was about 132.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2022 at £771,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

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
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • OutbuildingsYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Oct 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E54
F
G
Main Heating
Electric & Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
5.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Oct 2020from May 2009
EPC improved fromF35toE54
Windows
SinglePartial Double

Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing

Low Energy Lighting
10%100%

More low energy lighting installed

SDL Surveying

Get a survey for this property

Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) wallsPermanent outbuildings

Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Marshall Road, Cambridge, CB1 7TY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Marshall Road has no planning applications on record.

2

But the area is active

2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

5 Marshall Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2005.

Current estimate

£737,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 17 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£771,000

Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 7 August 2022Most recent

    £771,000

    +92.8%over 11 years

  2. 20 April 2011

    £400,000

    +53.8%over 5 years

  3. 29 September 2005

    £260,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB1 7TY: £675,603 (2025–2024).

On the street

Versus other Marshall Road homes

Four headline reads against 51 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 5 Marshall Road stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£7,559

Street avg £5,178

Strongly above

Floor Area

102 m²

Street avg 100 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.0 t/year

Street avg 4.5 t/year

Below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 5 Marshall Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

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Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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£526k

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£493k

1 Rathmore Close

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3 bed1 bath
£887k

1 Coniston Road

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4 bed2 bath
£1.2m

1 Fendon Road

CB1 7RS

4 bed
£1.3m

1 Queen Ediths Way

CB1 7PH

4 bed
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.
Full Cambridge report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

4/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.9 km

Cambridge Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.3 km

Morley Memorial Primary School. 26 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CB1 7TY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CB1 7TY

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CB1 7TY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.6dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 5 Marshall Road, Cambridge, CB1 7TY. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.