5 Elsworth Road, Boxworth, Cambridge, CB23 4LX
About 5 Elsworth Road
5 Elsworth Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Boxworth, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 4LX). It has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (around 1421 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2023) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since January 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 95), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2007–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£415/sq ft) was about 120% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 132 m² it's 21.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (169 m² median across 6 EPCs). Last sale on file: £590,000 in August 2024.
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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
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
5 Elsworth Road has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
- May 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Single storey side extension
- Agent
- Michael Bullivant Associates
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/00889/HFUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
5 Elsworth Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2007.
£578,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 17 years.
£590,000
Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
4 August 2024Most recent
£590,000
+71.0%over 16 years20 July 2008
£345,000
+72.5%over 11 months30 August 2007
£200,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB23 4LX: £345,000 (2022–2003).
Nearby sales in CB23 4LX
3 Elsworth Road, Boxworth, Cambridge, CB23 4LX
Sold Nov 2022
£345,0004 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
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What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Elsworth Road homes
5 Elsworth Road is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£4,470
Street avg £2,817
Floor Area
132 m²
Street avg 256 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 7.7 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