1a, Burgess Road, Waterbeach, Cambridge, CB25 9ND
About 1a
1a is a four-bedroom detached house in Waterbeach, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB25 9ND). It has a recorded floor area of 159 m² (around 1711 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2016) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 159 m² the property is well over the postcode median (77 m² across 37 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last sold in September 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Today's modelled estimate of £660,000 is 33.3% above the 2016 sale price.
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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
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
1a sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Jan 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Oct 2015Change of UseFullIn report
Change of Use from Dwelling to.5 Bedroom Residential Care Home
- Agent
- Bond Chartered Architects
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- S/1782/15/FL
- Feb 2009Change Of UseFullIn report
Change of use from residential property to care home
- Agent
- Taylor Vinters
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- S/2165/08/F
What's in 1a, Burgess Road, Waterbeach, Cambridge, CB25 9ND's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
1a valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£660,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£495,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
25 September 2016Most recent
£495,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB25 9ND: £458,500 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in CB25 9ND
6 Burgess Road, Waterbeach, Cambridge, CB25 9ND
Sold Sept 2023
£265,00010a, Burgess Road, Waterbeach, Cambridge, CB25 9ND
Sold Sept 2022
£458,50012 Burgess Road, Waterbeach, Cambridge, CB25 9ND
Sold May 2021
£350,00028 Burgess Road, Waterbeach, Cambridge, CB25 9ND
Sold Mar 2021
£540,00028a, Burgess Road, Waterbeach, Cambridge, CB25 9ND
Sold Mar 2021
£510,000
Everything we know about 1a, 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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- Will it hold its value?

Versus other Burgess Road homes
EPC Rating for 1a lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,113
Street avg £3,796
Floor Area
159 m²
Street avg 103 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.8 t/year
Street avg 3.4 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
0.4 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
45.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.0dB