2 Hardwick Road, Toft, Cambridge, CB23 2RQ
About 2 Hardwick Road
2 Hardwick Road is a detached house in Toft, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 2RQ). It has a recorded floor area of 439 m² (around 4725 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2025 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2025) returns a high B (score 88), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in January 2014 the rating was F, the property has climbed 4 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.
At 439 m² the property is well over the postcode median (184 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £1,625,000 sits 162.1% above the 2016 sale of £620,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£131/sq ft) was about 60% below the postcode norm. 5 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 10 years since the last transfer (January 2016).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Achieving this rating across a home of this size is uncommon — larger homes typically score lower.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Cavity wall insulation installed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Floor insulation added or improved
Planning history
2 Hardwick Road has been through 5 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- May 2017ConditionsIn report
Variation of Condition 2 (Approved plans) and Condition 7 (Hard Landscaping) of Planning Application (S/0912/14/FL )
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- S/2470/16/VC
- Sept 2015ExtensionFullIn report
Variation of condition 2 and 10 of planning approval S/0912/14 (two storey rear extension to existing dwelling at 2 Hardwick Road Toft erection of new 4 bedroom detached dwelling relocation of existing access and creation of new access).
- Agent
- Dpa Architects Ltd
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- S/1467/15/VC
What's in 2 Hardwick Road, Toft, Cambridge, CB23 2RQ's planning history?
3 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
2 Hardwick Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,625,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£620,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 January 2016Most recent
£620,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB23 2RQ: £605,000 (2024–2014).
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Versus other Hardwick Road homes
2 Hardwick Road is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,412
Street avg £3,945
Floor Area
439 m²
Street avg 164 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
Years Held
10 years
Street avg 5 years
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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
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
1.3 km
Comberton Village College. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.9dB