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1 Birch Trees Road, Great Shelford, Cambridge, CB22 5AW

4 planning records

Estimated value

£605,000

  • Since the 2002 sale (£215,000)+181%
  • Against CB22 5AW's recent median (£268,500)+125%

Newest record on this page: May 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
115 m²
1238 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 59
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£605,000

  • Against its 2002 sale (£215,000)+181%
  • Against CB22 5AW's recent median (£268,500)+125%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 1 Birch Trees Road is modelled from its 115 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CB22 5AW. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    115 m² from the EPC lodged in July 2013

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2002

  • Recent sales in CB22 5AW

    5 sales, median £268,500 (2025–2023)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: May 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 of 4 applicationsFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

1 Birch Trees Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).

Sales timeline

  1. 27 August 2002Most recent

    £215,000

    +95.5%over 5 years

  2. 18 September 1996

    £110,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB22 5AW: £268,500 (2025–2023).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 1 Birch Trees Road, Great Shelford, Cambridge, CB22 5AW. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 1 Birch Trees Road

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

1 Birch Trees Road is a detached house in Great Shelford, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB22 5AW). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1238 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2013) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). The latest certificate is from July 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since August 2002, a hold of 24 years that's notably long for the area. At 115 m² the property is well over the postcode median (55 m² across 35 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1996–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £605,000 sits 181.4% above the 2002 sale of £215,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£174/sq ft) was about 28.7% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

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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.

1 Birch Trees Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Jul 2023

Current Certificate
Jul 2013

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D59
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 15 July 2023

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Birch Trees Road, Great Shelford, Cambridge, CB22 5AW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Birch Trees Road has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.

4 applications on record at 1 Birch Trees Road, Great Shelford, Cambridge, CB22 5AW

4decisions4extensions31documents3nearby
  1. Jul 2012
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Front of property

    Single storey front extension

    Council
    South Cambridgeshire District Council
    Documents
    14 docs on file
    Reference
    S/0939/12/FL
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. ExtensionDecision
  4. ExtensionDecision

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On the street

Versus other Birch Trees Road homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

1 Birch Trees Road is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.

Price per m²

£1,870

Street avg £3,900

Strongly below

Floor Area

115 m²

Street avg 96 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

5.4 t/year

Street avg 4.6 t/year

Strongly below
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

82/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.4 km

Shelford (Cambs) Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

1.0 km

Great and Little Shelford CofE (Aided) Primary School. 6 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Great and Little Shelford CofE (Aided) Primary SchoolPrimary960m
  • Stapleford Community Primary SchoolPrimary1.1km
  • Cambridge Academy for Science and TechnologySecondary2.3km
  • Trumpington Park Primary SchoolPrimary2.4km

Nearest stops

  • Shelford (Cambs) Rail StationRailway station406m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences451 reports37%
  • Anti-social Behaviour234 reports19%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson114 reports9%
  • Burglary92 reports7%

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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 CB22 5AW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CB22 5AW

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CB22 5AW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.7dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 1 Birch Trees Road is modelled from its 115 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CB22 5AW. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for 1 Birch Trees Road. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 1 Birch Trees Road was lodged in July 2013 at band D and expired in July 2023, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 4 applications are matched to 1 Birch Trees Road. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 15 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 6 schools and 1 stop listed are measured in a straight line from CB22 5AW, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
1 Birch Trees Road is in council tax band E. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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