Gateway, Apartment 3, 218 Cambridge Road, Great Shelford, Cambridge, CB22 5JU
About Gateway
Gateway is a semi-detached house in Great Shelford, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB22 5JU). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2003-2006. At 63 m² this is the 6th 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. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (March 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).
At 63 m² it sits well below the postcode median (105 m² across 47 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: February 2022 at £300,000. 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. Across 2005–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£442/sq ft) was about 35.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
Gateway's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 7 February 2033
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
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.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£296,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.6% per year over 17 years.
£300,000
Growth on file: 2.6% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
9 February 2022Most recent
£300,000
-10.4%over 4 years28 September 2017
£335,000
+42.6%over 4 years16 November 2012
£235,000
+20.5%over 7 years31 March 2005
£195,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB22 5JU: £285,000 (2026–2024).
Nearby sales in CB22 5JU
158 Cambridge Road, Great Shelford, Cambridge, CB22 5JU
Sold Jan 2026
£610,000Gateway, Apartment 4, 216 Cambridge Road, Great Shelford, Cambridge, CB22 5JU
Sold Oct 2025
£285,000Gateway, Apartment 4, 218 Cambridge Road, Great Shelford, Cambridge, CB22 5JU
Sold Oct 2025
£285,000Gateway, Apartment 1, 218 Cambridge Road, Great Shelford, Cambridge, CB22 5JU
Sold Sept 2025
£305,000Gateway, Apartment 6, 216 Cambridge Road, Great Shelford, Cambridge, CB22 5JU
Sold Dec 2024
£265,000
Versus other Cambridge Road homes
Price per m²
£4,762
Street avg £4,416
Floor Area
63 m²
Street avg 64 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.3 t/year
Street avg 1.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
2.0 km
Shelford (Cambs) Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.8 km
Trumpington Park Primary School. 11 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
48.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.6dB







