5 Villa Road, Impington, Cambridge, CB24 9NZ
About 5 Villa Road
5 Villa Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Impington, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 9NZ). It has a recorded floor area of 180 m² (around 1938 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2015) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in June 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). The latest certificate is from July 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 180 m² the property is well over the postcode median (129 m² across 29 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £694,000 sits 65.2% above the 2014 sale of £420,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£217/sq ft) was about 32.2% below the postcode norm. On the market in November 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
5 Villa Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Jul 2025
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Oct 2011ConditionsIn report
Discharge of condition 8 of application S/0458/11
- Agent
- Griffiths
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Reference
- S/1747/11
- Apr 2011FullIn report
Dwelling
- Agent
- Griffiths
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- S/0458/11
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 5 Villa Road
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
5 Villa Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£694,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£420,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 November 2014Most recent
£420,000
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 5 Villa Road, 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 co₂ emissions, 5 Villa Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,333
Street avg £3,640
Floor Area
180 m²
Street avg 135 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.5 t/year
Street avg 4.0 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