8 Chelwood Road, Cambridge, CB1 9LX
About 8 Chelwood Road
8 Chelwood Road is a one-bedroom detached house in Cambridge (CB1 9LX). It has a recorded floor area of 143 m² (around 1539 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since April 2015. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
At 143 m² the property is well over the postcode median (99 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include partial demolition and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £710,000 is 43.4% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£322/sq ft) was about 106.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in May 2016.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 5 May 2035
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system changed
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
3 applications on record at 8 Chelwood Road, Cambridge, CB1 9LX
- Dec 2016ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Retrospective single storey rear extension, following demolition of existing small conservatory.
- Council
- Cambridge City Council
Retrospective- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/1722/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- HMOSept 2020Decision
- DemolitionApr 2019Decision
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Sales history & valuation
8 Chelwood Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£710,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£495,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
31 May 2016Most recent
£495,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB1 9LX: £445,000 (2021–2012).
Nearby sales in CB1 9LX
Versus other Chelwood Road homes
On habitable rooms, 8 Chelwood Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,462
Street avg £2,675
Floor Area
143 m²
Street avg 108 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 3.8 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
2.3 km
Cambridge Airport — airport.
Closest school
0.3 km
Colville Primary School. 19 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.0dB






