Buristead Corner, Buristead Road, Great Shelford, Cambridge, CB22 5EJ
About Buristead Corner
Buristead Corner is a detached house in Great Shelford, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB22 5EJ). It has a recorded floor area of 215 m² (around 2314 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (January 2020) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in July 2017 the rating was D, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 215 m² the property is well over the postcode median (105 m² across 39 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 5 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £1,176,000 is 41.7% above the 2019 sale price. Sold September 2019 for £830,000.
Energy performance
Buristead Corner ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 30 January 2030
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Hot water efficiency improved
Cavity wall insulation installed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
5 applications on record at Buristead Corner, Buristead Road, Great Shelford, Cambridge, CB22 5EJ
- Dec 2018Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Cypress - reduction by 6 feet. Increase light to garden. Horsechestnut - repollard. Increase light to garden. Sycamore tree - repollard. Increase light to garden. Holly tree - reduction by 4 feet. Increase light to garden. Sycamore tree - removal. Increase light and space to garden. Magnolia tree - removal. Increase light and space to garden.
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- S/4554/18/TC
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksApr 2024Decision
- FullApr 2020Decision
+ 2 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Buristead Corner valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,176,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£830,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 September 2019Most recent
£830,000
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
Buristead Corner outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,860
Street avg £4,639
Floor Area
215 m²
Street avg 137 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 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.
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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







