21a, Highfield Road, Impington, Cambridge, CB24 9PF
About 21a
21a is a detached house in Impington, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 9PF). It has a recorded floor area of 236 m² (around 2540 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2013) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 61). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from June 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since January 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 236 m² the property is well over the postcode median (99 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £1,025,000 sits 327.1% above the 2001 sale of £240,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£94/sq ft) was about 70% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
21a'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Jun 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
21a has an approved extension on the planning record.
- Aug 2022RenovationFullIn report
Improvements to insulation in the pitched roofs and dormers.
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 36 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/02775/HFUL
- Apr 2008ExtensionFullIn report
Extension
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Reference
- S/0300/08/F
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
21a's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (2001).
£1,025,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£240,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
2 January 2001Most recent
£240,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB24 9PF: £715,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in CB24 9PF
23 Highfield Road, Impington, Cambridge, CB24 9PF
Sold Sept 2025
£715,000Cresswell House, Highfield Road, Impington, Cambridge, CB24 9PF
Sold Aug 2024
£1,410,0004 Highfield Road, Impington, Cambridge, CB24 9PF
Sold Mar 2022
£495,0009 Highfield Road, Impington, Cambridge, CB24 9PF
Sold Mar 2022
£550,00017 Highfield Road, Impington, Cambridge, CB24 9PF
Sold Sept 2021
£760,000
Everything we know about 21a, 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 Highfield Road homes
On price per m², 21a runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,017
Street avg £4,252
Floor Area
236 m²
Street avg 134 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 5.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
0.7 km
Orchard Park Community Primary School. 16 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.9dB