1 Birch Trees Road, Great Shelford, Cambridge, CB22 5AW
About 1 Birch Trees Road
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.
Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Jul 2023
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 15 July 2023
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Planning history
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
- Jul 2012ExtensionFullOutcome 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
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionAug 2014Decision
- ExtensionFeb 2014Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
1 Birch Trees Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£605,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.9% per year over 6 years.
£215,000
Growth on file: 11.9% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
27 August 2002Most recent
£215,000
+95.5%over 5 years18 September 1996
£110,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB22 5AW: £268,500 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in CB22 5AW
44 Birch Trees Road, Great Shelford, Cambridge, CB22 5AW
Sold May 2025
£255,00054 Birch Trees Road, Great Shelford, Cambridge, CB22 5AW
Sold Jul 2024
£200,00022 Birch Trees Road, Great Shelford, Cambridge, CB22 5AW
Sold May 2024
£292,00016 Birch Trees Road, Great Shelford, Cambridge, CB22 5AW
Sold Dec 2023
£268,50082 Birch Trees Road, Great Shelford, Cambridge, CB22 5AW
Sold Nov 2023
£560,000
Versus other Birch Trees Road homes
1 Birch Trees Road is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£1,870
Street avg £3,900
Floor Area
115 m²
Street avg 96 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.7dB







