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16 Whittlesford Road, Little Shelford, Cambridge, CB22 5EW

3 sales on record3 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Floor area
307 m²
3305 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 43
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 16 Whittlesford Road

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

16 Whittlesford Road is a five-bedroom detached house in Little Shelford, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB22 5EW). It has a recorded floor area of 307 m² (around 3305 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since July 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 60).

At 307 m² the property is well over the postcode median (98 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 2004–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£575/sq ft) was about 151.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Most recent transfer: June 2023 at £1,900,000.

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

  • Bedrooms5
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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.

16 Whittlesford Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Oct 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E43
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
19.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 24 October 2031

5 years remaining

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Oct 2021from Jul 2009
Heating Controls
Full ControlFull

Heating controls changed

Glazing
DoubleModern Double

Glazing upgraded to newer, more efficient type

Roof
Very PoorAverage

Roof insulation improved

Low Energy Lighting
0%87%

More low energy lighting installed

SDL Surveying

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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildDetached over 300m²Extended multiple times (2+ extensions)

Because the property was built before 1919, is a large detached home over 300m², and has been extended more than once, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 16 Whittlesford Road, Little Shelford, Cambridge, CB22 5EW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history at 16 Whittlesford Road is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.

3 applications on record at 16 Whittlesford Road, Little Shelford, Cambridge, CB22 5EW

3decisions21documents3nearby
  1. Oct 2023
    Tree WorksTrees
    Outcome in report

    T1 Dead Poplar, Fell. T2 Mature Poplar, Reduce canopy by 4m and prune to shape and balance. T3 Dead Scots Pine, Fell. T4 Dead Cherry, Fell. T5 Crown lift canopy on 2 Horse chestnut trees over neighbouring drive way by 4/5m to improve access. T6 Crown reduce Lime tree by 3m with a view to phase fell this tree over a 4/5 year period due the the cracking on the property. T7 Reduce the side of the canopy on the yew tree over the car park area by 1m and prune to shape. T8 Atlantic cedar, dead wood. T9 Atlantic cedar, dead wood.

    Council
    South Cambridgeshire District Council
    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    23/0935/TTCA
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. Tree WorksDecision
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  • The 21 documents, officer reports & conditions
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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Latest sale on 16 Whittlesford Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£2,046,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.7% per year over 19 years.

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Last sold (2023)

£1,900,000

Growth on file: 3.7% per year over 19 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 22 June 2023Most recent

    £1,900,000

    +52.0%over 13 years

  2. 30 September 2009

    £1,250,000

    +31.6%over 5 years

  3. 13 May 2004

    £950,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB22 5EW: £630,000 (2025–2016).

On the street

Versus other Whittlesford Road homes

Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

16 Whittlesford Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£6,189

Street avg £3,613

Strongly above

Floor Area

307 m²

Street avg 129 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

10 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

19.0 t/year

Street avg 5.5 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 16 Whittlesford Road

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

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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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£1.0m

1 Ashen Green, Great Shelford

CB22 5EY

5 bed3 bath
£857k

1 Bar Lane, Stapleford

CB22 5BJ

4 bed
£700k

1 3, Hauxton Road, Little Shelford

CB22 5HJ

4 bed
£673k

1 Buristead Road, Great Shelford

CB22 5EJ

4 bed1 bath
£853k

1 Cabbage Moor, Great Shelford

CB22 5NB

3 bed2 bath
£787k

1 Aylesford Way, Stapleford

CB22 5DP

3 bed
£594k

1 Anvil Close, Stapleford

CB22 5SS

3 bed2 bath
£573k

1 Church Road, Hauxton

CB22 5HS

3 bed
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

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

82/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

1.3 km

Shelford (Cambs) Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.7 km

Great and Little Shelford CofE (Aided) Primary School. 4 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 5EW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CB22 5EW

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CB22 5EW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.1dB

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 Whittlesford Road, Little Shelford, Cambridge, CB22 5EW. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.