28 Lode Road, Bottisham, Cambridge, CB25 9DJ
About 28 Lode Road
28 Lode Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Bottisham, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB25 9DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1204 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2011) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it B (April 2010); the latest reading is 3 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 55). The latest certificate is from March 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 112 m² the property is well over the postcode median (83 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1995–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £547,000 sits 51.9% above the 2012 sale of £360,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in July 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years.
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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
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
28 Lode 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Mar 2021
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
- Feb 2021RenovationFullIn report
To replace existing 3-foot fence on the boundary with a 6-foot boarded fence
- Documents
- 25 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/01667/FUL
- Aug 2018ExtensionFullIn report
Single storey front extension and two storey rear extension.
- Documents
- 29 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/02082/FUL
What's in 28 Lode Road, Bottisham, Cambridge, CB25 9DJ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
28 Lode Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£547,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.8% per year over 17 years.
£360,000
Growth on file: 8.8% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
9 July 2012Most recent
£360,000
+333.7%over 17 years20 February 1995
£83,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB25 9DJ: £375,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in CB25 9DJ
26a, Lode Road, Bottisham, Cambridge, CB25 9DJ
Sold Mar 2025
£310,00011 Lode Road, Bottisham, Cambridge, CB25 9DJ
Sold Mar 2025
£510,0001 Bradford Cottages, Lode Road, Bottisham, Cambridge, CB25 9DJ
Sold Nov 2022
£497,000115 Lode Road, Bottisham, Cambridge, CB25 9DJ
Sold Mar 2022
£375,00052 Lode Road, Bottisham, Cambridge, CB25 9DJ
Sold May 2021
£320,000
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Versus other Lode Road homes
Habitable Rooms for 28 Lode Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,220
Street avg £3,738
Floor Area
112 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
13 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 t/year
Street avg 5.1 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
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
0.2 km
Bottisham Village College. 3 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB