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16 Ventress Farm Court, Cambridge, CB1 8HD

4 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Floor 1st
Bedroom
1
Floor area
73 m²
786 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 71
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Private Rental
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Overview

About 16 Ventress Farm Court

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

16 Ventress Farm Court is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Cambridge (CB1 8HD). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. At 73 m² this is the 24th smallest of 64 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 55–230 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (April 2016) shows a C (score 71). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since December 2015. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Sold September 2020 for £255,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1998–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£325/sq ft) was about 67.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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

  • Bedrooms1
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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.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Apr 2026

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Apr 2016

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C71
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
2.5 t/year
Occupancy
Rented

Certificate validity

Expired on 13 April 2026

New assessment needed to sell or let

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Apr 2016from Dec 2015
Walls
Very PoorPoor

Wall insulation improved

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Late 20th century1st Floor FlatEPC C

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 16 Ventress Farm Court, Cambridge, CB1 8HD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

16 Ventress Farm Court has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

9 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.

16 Ventress Farm Court has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.

Current estimate

£276,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 22 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£255,000

Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 22 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 3 September 2020Most recent

    £255,000

    +88.9%over 13 years

  2. 26 January 2007

    £135,000

    +90.1%over 5 years

  3. 31 October 2001

    £71,000

    +12.7%over 3 years

  4. 12 October 1998

    £63,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB1 8HD: £315,000 (2025–2024).

On the street

Versus other Ventress Farm Court homes

Four headline reads against 62 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for 16 Ventress Farm Court lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,493

Street avg £2,721

Above

Floor Area

73 m²

Street avg 80 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

2.5 t/year

Street avg 2.9 t/year

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Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 16 Ventress Farm Court

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

Signs of HMO activity in the areaLarger development activity nearby

Pick your report · from £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.
£276k

1 Jasmine Court

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2 bed1 bath
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1 Gunhild Close

CB1 8RD

1 bed7 bath
£355k

1 Edeva Court

CB1 8AF

2 bed2 bath
£407k

1 Coes Court, Cherry Hinton Road

CB1 8DJ

2 bed
£185k

1 Burling Court

CB1 8EB

2 bed1 bath
£457k

1 Hulatt Road

CB1 8TH

3 bed1 bath
£521k

1 Brothers Place

CB1 8BN

3 bed2 bath
£537k

1 Godwin Close

CB1 8QS

3 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

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

2.3 km

Cambridge Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.3 km

Queen Emma Primary School. 18 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 8HD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CB1 8HD

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CB1 8HD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.0dB

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 16 Ventress Farm Court, Cambridge, CB1 8HD. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.