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

4 sales on record
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
Overview

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.

Specifications

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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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.

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

6 years remaining

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

SDL Surveying

Get a survey for this property

Level 3 Building Survey

Late 20th centuryGround Floor FlatEPC ENo mains gas

Because the property has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

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.

3

But the area is active

3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

16 Birch Trees Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.

Current estimate

£273,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 29 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2023)

£268,500

Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 29 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 4 December 2023Most recent

    £268,500

    +62.2%over 13 years

  2. 1 September 2010

    £165,500

    +3.5%over 3 years

  3. 27 September 2006

    £159,950

    +202.1%over 11 years

  4. 1 June 1995

    £52,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB22 5AW: £292,000 (2025–2023).

On the street

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

Strongly above

Floor Area

53 m²

Street avg 54 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.6 t/year

Street avg 3.1 t/year

Below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 16 Birch Trees Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

Pick your report · from £14.99

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Preview of the full property report

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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£390k

1 Beatrice Court, Hinton Way, Great Shelford

CB22 5AD

2 bed2 bath
£340k

1 Ayres Drive, Hauxton

CB22 5FR

1 bed1 bath
£573k

1 Church Road, Hauxton

CB22 5HS

3 bed
£594k

1 Anvil Close, Stapleford

CB22 5SS

3 bed2 bath
£787k

1 Aylesford Way, Stapleford

CB22 5DP

3 bed
£853k

1 Cabbage Moor, Great Shelford

CB22 5NB

3 bed2 bath
£236k

1 Beech Close, Little Shelford

CB22 5EP

£328k

1 Abberley Wood, Great Shelford

CB22 5EF

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.

Go deeper on the local area

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
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 16 Birch Trees Road, Great Shelford, Cambridge, CB22 5AW. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.