14 Elms Avenue, Great Shelford, Cambridge, CB22 5LN
About 14 Elms Avenue
14 Elms Avenue is a four-bedroom detached house in Great Shelford, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB22 5LN). It has a recorded floor area of 122 m² (around 1313 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (December 2019) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. A recent sale: £830,000 in August 2025. 7 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 5 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2020–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£632/sq ft) was about 121.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- GarageYes
- LandYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
14 Elms Avenue sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 20 December 2029
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Planning history
A recent planning application at 14 Elms Avenue was refused — worth checking the council file.
7 applications on record at 14 Elms Avenue, Great Shelford, Cambridge, CB22 5LN
- Feb 2021ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Two storey front/side extension and single storey front extension including proposed new dropped kerb
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 25 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/04975/HFUL
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionJul 2025Decision
- ExtensionMar 2024Decision
+ 4 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
14 Elms Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£898,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 5 years.
£830,000
Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
14 August 2025Most recent
£830,000
+28.7%over 5 years25 June 2020
£645,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB22 5LN: £820,350 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in CB22 5LN
9 Elms Avenue, Great Shelford, Cambridge, CB22 5LN
Sold Feb 2025
£820,3505 Elms Avenue, Great Shelford, Cambridge, CB22 5LN
Sold Jan 2021
£985,00016 Elms Avenue, Great Shelford, Cambridge, CB22 5LN
Sold Dec 2019
£1,100,0006 Elms Avenue, Great Shelford, Cambridge, CB22 5LN
Sold Apr 2018
£650,0002 Elms Avenue, Great Shelford, Cambridge, CB22 5LN
Sold Dec 2017
£272,500
Versus other Elms Avenue homes
Price per m² for 14 Elms Avenue runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£6,803
Street avg £3,896
Floor Area
122 m²
Street avg 131 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.6 t/year
Street avg 5.5 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
0.3 km
Shelford (Cambs) Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.4 km
Great and Little Shelford CofE (Aided) Primary School. 5 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
48.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB







