3 Elsworth Road, Boxworth, Cambridge, CB23 4LX
About 3 Elsworth Road
3 Elsworth Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Boxworth, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 4LX). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2015) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since April 2014. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from November 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views.
At 69 m² it sits well below the postcode median (169 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2014–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£465/sq ft) was about 230% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £345,000 in November 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
- Notable viewsYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Nov 2025
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Wall insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Oct 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Removal of existing single-storey rear range and construction of a two storey side/rear extension with associated internal alterations
- Agent
- Simon Ward Architectural Design
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/03759/HFUL
- Aug 2017ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Removal of existing single-storey rear range and construction of a two storey side/rear extension with associated internal alterations.
- Agent
- Simon Ward Architectural Design
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- S/2205/17/FL
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£346,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.8% per year over 8 years.
£345,000
Growth on file: 1.8% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
11 November 2022Most recent
£345,000
+15.0%over 8 years23 October 2014
£300,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB23 4LX: £420,000 (2024–2007).
Nearby sales in CB23 4LX
5 Elsworth Road, Boxworth, Cambridge, CB23 4LX
Sold Aug 2024
£590,0004 Elsworth Road, Boxworth, Cambridge, CB23 4LX
Sold May 2022
£600,0001 Elsworth Road, Boxworth, Cambridge, CB23 4LX
Sold Aug 2013
£420,0007 Elsworth Road, Boxworth, Cambridge, CB23 4LX
Sold Jan 2003
£330,0006 Elsworth Road, Boxworth, Cambridge, CB23 4LX
Sold Mar 2001
£195,000
Everything we know about 3 Elsworth Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Elsworth Road homes
3 Elsworth Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,000
Street avg £2,711
Floor Area
69 m²
Street avg 266 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 7.8 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
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.6dB