1a, Villa Road, Impington, Cambridge, CB24 9NZ
About 1a
1a is a detached house in Impington, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 9NZ). It has a recorded floor area of 155 m² (around 1668 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). Main heating runs on electricity.
Held since October 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Today's modelled estimate of £770,000 sits 165.5% above the 2008 sale of £290,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£174/sq ft) was about 45.6% below the postcode norm. 5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 155 m² it's 20.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (129 m² median across 29 EPCs).
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Risks
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Trends
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Energy performance
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Planning history
1a has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Mar 2024Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 - Two Limes in front at x12ms in height. Repollard equating to a reduction of regrowth of approximately 2.5ms to leave at x9.5ms in height. The reason for works is the management of the 2 Limes which have been previously pollarded. The regrowth now requires reduction to maintain the pollarding regime and prevent limbs breaking out from pollard points.
- Agent
- Acacia Tree Surgery Ltd
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/0202/TTPO
- Mar 2022ConditionsIn report
Submission of details required by condition 4 (Arboricultural Method Statement and Tree Protection Strategy) of planning permission 21/04329/HFUL
- Agent
- Chris Low Architecture Ltd
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/04329/CONDA
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market — a high-water reference point.
£770,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£290,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
7 October 2008Most recent
£290,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB24 9NZ: £670,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in CB24 9NZ
29 Villa Road, Impington, Cambridge, CB24 9NZ
Sold Feb 2025
£775,0002 Villa Road, Impington, Cambridge, CB24 9NZ
Sold Nov 2024
£715,0003 Villa Road, Impington, Cambridge, CB24 9NZ
Sold Jun 2024
£435,00042 Villa Road, Impington, Cambridge, CB24 9NZ
Sold Mar 2022
£670,00028 Villa Road, Impington, Cambridge, CB24 9NZ
Sold Mar 2022
£410,000
Everything we know about 1a, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Villa Road homes
On price per m², 1a runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,871
Street avg £3,660
Floor Area
155 m²
Street avg 136 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
0.8 km
Impington Village College. 14 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.3dB