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17 Highfield Road, Impington, Cambridge, CB24 9PF

3 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
139 m²
1496 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 57
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 17 Highfield Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

17 Highfield Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Impington, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 9PF). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 139 m² the property is well over the postcode median (99 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2013. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £858,000 is 12.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£508/sq ft) was about 61.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £760,000 in September 2021. 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

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
  • Open-plan layoutYes
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear

Building

  • Period featuresYes
  • Previously extendedYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

17 Highfield Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D57
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
6.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Highfield Road, Impington, Cambridge, CB24 9PF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Highfield Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

  1. Dec 2013
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Single Storey Rear Extension

    Agent
    Michael Bullivant Associates
    Council
    South Cambridgeshire District Council
    Documents
    5 docs on file
    Reference
    S/2273/13/FL
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for 17 Highfield Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.

Current estimate

£858,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 24 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£760,000

Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 29 September 2021Most recent

    £760,000

    +378.0%over 22 years
  2. 29 January 1999

    £159,000

    +18.2%over 1 year
  3. 23 October 1997

    £134,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB24 9PF: £550,000 (2025–2020).

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On the street

Versus other Highfield Road homes

Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 17 Highfield Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£5,468

Street avg £3,974

Strongly above

Floor Area

139 m²

Street avg 139 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

6.8 t/year

Street avg 5.7 t/year

On par
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Cambridge district page.

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Closest school

0.7 km

Orchard Park Community Primary School. 16 schools nearby.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CB24 9PF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CB24 9PF

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

56.4dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for CB24 9PF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

47.9dB

Low
55 dB
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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