What kind of home is 44 Birch Trees Road, CB22 5AW?

44 Birch Trees Road, CB22 5AW is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 44 Birch Trees Road, CB22 5AW?

44 Birch Trees Road, CB22 5AW last sold for £255,000 in May 2025, around 1 years ago. Before that, it sold for £79,950 in June 2000, so prices have been rising over 25 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 44 Birch Trees Road, CB22 5AW changed over time?

Across 2 sales between June 2000 and May 2025, 44 Birch Trees Road, CB22 5AW rose from £79,950 to £255,000, a change of £175,050. That works out to roughly +4.8% per year compounded over 25 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 44 Birch Trees Road, CB22 5AW?

The current EPC rating for 44 Birch Trees Road, CB22 5AW is E with a score of 53 out of 100, lodged in May 2024. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 44 Birch Trees Road, CB22 5AW?

44 Birch Trees Road, CB22 5AW has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (603 sq ft), around 28 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 44 Birch Trees Road, CB22 5AW use?

The latest EPC at 44 Birch Trees Road, CB22 5AW records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 44 Birch Trees Road, CB22 5AW?

44 Birch Trees Road, CB22 5AW is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 44 Birch Trees Road, CB22 5AW in?

44 Birch Trees Road, CB22 5AW sits in Great Shelford, Cambridge, Cambridge. It falls within the CB22 postcode district in Cambridgeshire.

Is 44 Birch Trees Road, CB22 5AW in a safe area?

Police records around 44 Birch Trees Road, CB22 5AW show an average of 82 reported crimes per month over the last 15 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 37% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (18% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 44 Birch Trees Road, CB22 5AW?

The closest primary school to 44 Birch Trees Road, CB22 5AW is Great and Little Shelford CofE (Aided) Primary School (960m), one of 4 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology (2.3km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 44 Birch Trees Road, CB22 5AW?

The closest rail stop to 44 Birch Trees Road, CB22 5AW is Shelford (Cambs) Rail Station, 406m away.

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

Property type

Semi-detached

Floor 01

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

56 m²

603 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 53

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Freehold

Overview

About 44 Birch Trees Road

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

44 Birch Trees Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Great Shelford, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB22 5AW). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 56 m² this is the 21st smallest of 36 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 49–125 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 36 units on file.

A recent sale: £255,000 in May 2025. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs). Across 2000–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£423/sq ft) was about 79.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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

GarageYes

Building

TenureFreehold

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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

May 2024

EPC Rating

E53

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 16 May 2034

7 years remaining

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 44 Birch Trees Road, Great Shelford, Cambridge, CB22 5AW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

44 Birch Trees Road has no planning applications on record.

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.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2000.

Current estimate

£272,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£255,000

Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

8 May 2025Most recent
£255,000
+218.9%over 24 years
14 June 2000
£79,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB22 5AW: £292,000 (2024–2023).

Nearby sales in CB22 5AW

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.

Years Held for 44 Birch Trees Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,554

Street avg £3,182

Strongly above

Floor Area

56 m²

Street avg 54 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.4 t/year

Street avg 3.0 t/year

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

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3 bed

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3 bed2 bath

£236k

1 Beech Close, Little Shelford

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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.

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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· 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

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FAQ

Common questions

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