5 Greenside, Waterbeach, Cambridge, CB25 9HW
About 5 Greenside
5 Greenside is a detached house in Waterbeach, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB25 9HW). It has a recorded floor area of 164 m² (around 1763 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2009) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). The latest certificate is from April 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 164 m² the property is well over the postcode median (62 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 13 planning records sit against the property, 7 approved, 6 refused. Past consents include a garage conversion, an annexe and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £586,000 is 37.9% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£241/sq ft) was about 31% below the postcode norm. On the market in June 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
5 Greenside's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Apr 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
A recent planning application at 5 Greenside was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Oct 2022HeritageIn report
Installation of a Medpoint prescription collection machine into the existing shopfront window.
- Agent
- MI Design Consultant
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 19 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/03765/LBC
- Dec 2018ConditionsIn report
Discharge of conditions 2 materials 3 precise details and 6 Transport Management plan of planning permission S/0996/16/VC
- Agent
- BBS Chartered Building Surveyors
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- S/0457/17/DC
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Sales history & valuation
5 Greenside has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.
£586,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 18 years.
£425,000
Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
2 June 2015Most recent
£425,000
+178.7%over 17 years29 June 1997
£152,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB25 9HW: £322,500 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in CB25 9HW
29 Greenside, Waterbeach, Cambridge, CB25 9HW
Sold Oct 2025
£340,00019 Greenside, Waterbeach, Cambridge, CB25 9HW
Sold Nov 2022
£775,00031 Greenside, Waterbeach, Cambridge, CB25 9HW
Sold Dec 2019
£322,5009 Greenside, Waterbeach, Cambridge, CB25 9HW
Sold Aug 2019
£24,99927 Greenside, Waterbeach, Cambridge, CB25 9HW
Sold Sept 2018
£300,000
Everything we know about 5 Greenside, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Greenside homes
Price per m² for 5 Greenside lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,595
Street avg £4,099
Floor Area
164 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.7 km
Waterbeach Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.4 km
Waterbeach Community Primary School. 1 school 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
48.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB