16 Granhams Road, Great Shelford, Cambridge, CB22 5LQ
About 16 Granhams Road
16 Granhams Road is a five-bedroom detached house in Great Shelford, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB22 5LQ). It has a recorded floor area of 271 m² (around 2917 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The latest certificate (April 2017) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 3-band jump.
At 271 m² the property is well over the postcode median (66 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. 10 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 4 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £2,005,000 is 29.4% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£531/sq ft) was about 86.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in August 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
- OutbuildingsYes
- Swimming poolYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
16 Granhams Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 4 April 2027
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has solid (non-cavity) walls, and has permanent outbuildings, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
A recent planning application at 16 Granhams Road was refused — worth checking the council file.
10 applications on record at 16 Granhams Road, Great Shelford, Cambridge, CB22 5LQ
- Mar 2015FullOutcome in report
Dwelling and Access
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- S/2573/14/FL
- More recent applications — locked
- ConditionsNov 2025Decision
- New BuildMay 2024Decision
+ 7 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 16 Granhams Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£2,005,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,550,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 August 2017Most recent
£1,550,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB22 5LQ: £315,000 (2023–2016).
Nearby sales in CB22 5LQ
18a, Granhams Road, Great Shelford, Cambridge, CB22 5LQ
Sold Aug 2023
£315,0002 Granhams Road, Great Shelford, Cambridge, CB22 5LQ
Sold Oct 2020
£471,50010 Granhams Road, Great Shelford, Cambridge, CB22 5LQ
Sold Jun 2019
£285,0001a, Granhams Road, Great Shelford, Cambridge, CB22 5LQ
Sold Jan 2017
£513,00020 Granhams Road, Great Shelford, Cambridge, CB22 5LQ
Sold Feb 2016
£272,500
Versus other Granhams Road homes
16 Granhams Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,720
Street avg £3,981
Floor Area
271 m²
Street avg 70 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
20.0 t/year
Street avg 3.4 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
0.9 km
Great and Little Shelford CofE (Aided) Primary School. 8 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
48.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.7dB







