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 £693,000 is 40% 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
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.
£693,000
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
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
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






