What kind of home is Gateway, Apartment 1, 216 Cambridge Road, CB22 5JU?

Gateway, Apartment 1, 216 Cambridge Road, CB22 5JU is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did Gateway, Apartment 1, 216 Cambridge Road, CB22 5JU sell for?

Gateway, Apartment 1, 216 Cambridge Road, CB22 5JU last sold for £305,000 in May 2020, around 6 years ago. Before that, it sold for £220,000 in January 2006, so prices have been rising over 14 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of Gateway, Apartment 1, 216 Cambridge Road, CB22 5JU changed over time?

Across 2 sales between January 2006 and May 2020, Gateway, Apartment 1, 216 Cambridge Road, CB22 5JU rose from £220,000 to £305,000, a change of £85,000. That works out to roughly +2.3% per year compounded over 14 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does Gateway, Apartment 1, 216 Cambridge Road, CB22 5JU have?

The current EPC rating for Gateway, Apartment 1, 216 Cambridge Road, CB22 5JU is C with a score of 74 out of 100, lodged in January 2020. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Gateway, Apartment 1, 216 Cambridge Road, CB22 5JU?

Gateway, Apartment 1, 216 Cambridge Road, CB22 5JU has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (732 sq ft), around 34 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 32% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CB22 5JU. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Gateway, Apartment 1, 216 Cambridge Road, CB22 5JU use?

The latest EPC at Gateway, Apartment 1, 216 Cambridge Road, CB22 5JU records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for Gateway, Apartment 1, 216 Cambridge Road, CB22 5JU?

Gateway, Apartment 1, 216 Cambridge Road, CB22 5JU is in council tax band C.

Which area is Gateway, Apartment 1, 216 Cambridge Road, CB22 5JU in?

Gateway, Apartment 1, 216 Cambridge Road, CB22 5JU sits in Great Shelford, Cambridge, Cambridge. It falls within the CB22 postcode district in Cambridgeshire.

Is Gateway, Apartment 1, 216 Cambridge Road, CB22 5JU in a safe area?

Police records around Gateway, Apartment 1, 216 Cambridge Road, CB22 5JU 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 Gateway, Apartment 1, 216 Cambridge Road, CB22 5JU?

The closest primary school to Gateway, Apartment 1, 216 Cambridge Road, CB22 5JU is Trumpington Park Primary School (844m), one of 7 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology (1.7km), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to Gateway, Apartment 1, 216 Cambridge Road, CB22 5JU?

The closest rail stop to Gateway, Apartment 1, 216 Cambridge Road, CB22 5JU is Shelford (Cambs) Rail Station, 2.0km away.

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Gateway, Apartment 1, 216 Cambridge Road, Great Shelford, Cambridge, CB22 5JU

Property type

Semi-detached

Floor Ground

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

68 m²

732 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 74

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Gateway

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

Gateway is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Great Shelford, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB22 5JU). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band C. At 68 m² this is the 11th smallest of 12 units on EPC record in Gateway, where floor areas span 54–68 m². The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (74 versus a best of 81). The latest certificate (January 2020) shows a C (score 74).

At 68 m² it sits well below the postcode median (105 m² across 47 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2006–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£417/sq ft) was about 24.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold May 2020 for £305,000.

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

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms2
Open-plan layoutYes
Dining roomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Communal gardenYes
ParkingOff road

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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.

Current Certificate

Jan 2020

EPC Rating

C74

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

2.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 24 January 2030

3 years remaining

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Gateway, Apartment 1, 216 Cambridge Road, Great Shelford, Cambridge, CB22 5JU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Gateway 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.

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Current estimate

£317,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.3% per year over 14 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£305,000

Growth on file: 2.3% per year over 14 years.

Sales timeline

12 May 2020Most recent
£305,000
+38.6%over 14 years
19 January 2006
£220,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB22 5JU: £285,000 (2026–2024).

Nearby sales in CB22 5JU

On the street

Versus other Cambridge Road homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, Gateway runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,485

Street avg £4,444

On par

Floor Area

68 m²

Street avg 64 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

2.1 t/year

Street avg 1.4 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

2.0 km

Shelford (Cambs) Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.8 km

Trumpington Park Primary School. 11 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CB22 5JU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.7dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CB22 5JU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.6dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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