3 Buristead Road, Great Shelford, Cambridge, CB22 5EJ
About 3 Buristead Road
3 Buristead Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Great Shelford, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB22 5EJ). It has a recorded floor area of 183 m² (around 1970 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 183 m² the property is well over the postcode median (105 m² across 39 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 77% of similar EPCs). Last sale on file: £902,500 in November 2022. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2004–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.1% per year.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- DrivewayYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 2 March 2032
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
3 Buristead Road has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
2 applications on record at 3 Buristead Road, Great Shelford, Cambridge, CB22 5EJ
- Dec 2016ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Rear of property
Ground floor and first floor rear extensions
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- S/2669/16/FL
- More recent applications — locked
- AmendmentApr 2017Decision
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Sales history & valuation
3 Buristead Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2004.
£959,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.1% per year over 18 years.
£902,500
Growth on file: 8.1% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
3 November 2022Most recent
£902,500
+150.7%over 13 years14 May 2009
£360,000
+29.5%over 3 years20 April 2006
£278,000
+23.6%over 1 year9 December 2004
£225,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB22 5EJ: £600,000 (2026–2025).
Nearby sales in CB22 5EJ
23 Buristead Road, Great Shelford, Cambridge, CB22 5EJ
Sold Jan 2026
£615,00015 Buristead Road, Great Shelford, Cambridge, CB22 5EJ
Sold Dec 2025
£650,00031 Buristead Road, Great Shelford, Cambridge, CB22 5EJ
Sold Nov 2025
£503,04124 Buristead Road, Great Shelford, Cambridge, CB22 5EJ
Sold Mar 2025
£600,0005 Buristead Road, Great Shelford, Cambridge, CB22 5EJ
Sold Mar 2025
£517,000
Versus other Buristead Road homes
3 Buristead Road outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,932
Street avg £4,607
Floor Area
183 m²
Street avg 138 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 5.6 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
0.5 km
Shelford (Cambs) Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.3 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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.8dB







