Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
16 Birch Trees Road, Great Shelford, Cambridge, CB22 5AW
4 sales on record
Estimated value
£273,000
- Since the 2023 sale (£268,500)+2%
- Against CB22 5AW's recent median (£292,000)-7%
Newest record on this page: May 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Floor 00
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
53 m²
570 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 53
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£273,000
- Against its 2023 sale (£268,500)+2%
- Against CB22 5AW's recent median (£292,000)-7%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 16 Birch Trees Road is modelled from its 53 m² EPC floor area, its 4 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
53 m² from the EPC lodged in June 2023
Sales of this home
4 sales recorded, the latest in 2023
Recent sales in CB22 5AW
5 sales, median £292,000 (2025–2023)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: May 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
16 Birch Trees Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
Sales timeline
4 December 2023Most recent
£268,500
+62.2%over 13 years1 September 2010
£165,500
+3.5%over 3 years27 September 2006
£159,950
+202.1%over 11 years1 June 1995
£52,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB22 5AW: £292,000 (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
£292,00082 Birch Trees Road, Great Shelford, Cambridge, CB22 5AW
Sold Nov 2023
£560,0002 Birch Trees Road, Great Shelford, Cambridge, CB22 5AW
Sold Nov 2023
£582,500
What this page doesn't show
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- 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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About 16 Birch Trees Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
16 Birch Trees Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Great Shelford, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB22 5AW). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since February 2010. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs). Across 1995–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£471/sq ft) was about 105.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2023 at £268,500.
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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingAllocated
Building
- RefurbishedYes
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Jun 2023
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 4 June 2033
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Oct 2010from Feb 2010
Hot Water
PoorVery Poor
Hot water efficiency decreased
Jun 2023from Oct 2010
Heating System
Storage HeatersRoom Heaters
Heating system changed
Heating Controls
ManualProg + Stat
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot Water
Very PoorPoor
Hot water efficiency improved
Wall Insulation
UninsulatedInsulated Cavity
Cavity wall insulation installed
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 16 Birch Trees Road, Great Shelford, Cambridge, CB22 5AW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
16 Birch Trees Road has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Versus other Birch Trees Road homes
Four headline reads against 24 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
16 Birch Trees Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,066
Street avg £3,159
Floor Area
53 m²
Street avg 54 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 3.1 t/year
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.
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%
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
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· 07:00 – 23:00
47.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.7dB
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.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 16 Birch Trees Road is modelled from its 53 m² EPC floor area, its 4 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. 4 sales are recorded for 16 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 16 Birch Trees Road was lodged in June 2023 at band E and is valid until June 2033. 3 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 16 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
- 16 Birch Trees Road is in council tax band B. 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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