1 Cambridge Road, Waterbeach, Cambridge, CB25 9NJ
About 1 Cambridge Road
1 Cambridge Road is a detached house in Waterbeach, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB25 9NJ). It has a recorded floor area of 148 m² (around 1592 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2010) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 44). The latest certificate is from April 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in June 2010. At 148 m² the property is well over the postcode median (81 m² across 67 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. Today's modelled estimate of £640,000 sits 54.2% above the 2010 sale of £415,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
1 Cambridge Road 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Apr 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey rear extension at 1 Cambridge Road.
- Jan 2011ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Two storey rear extension and alterations
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- S/1412/10
- Sept 2008FullIn report
Dwelling
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- S/1182/08/F
What's in 1 Cambridge Road, Waterbeach, Cambridge, CB25 9NJ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
1 Cambridge Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£640,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£415,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 June 2010Most recent
£415,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB25 9NJ: £388,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in CB25 9NJ
8 Cambridge Road, Waterbeach, Cambridge, CB25 9NJ
Sold Sept 2025
£625,000106 Cambridge Road, Waterbeach, Cambridge, CB25 9NJ
Sold Apr 2025
£1,500,00023 Cambridge Road, Waterbeach, Cambridge, CB25 9NJ
Sold Dec 2024
£325,5005 Cambridge Road, Waterbeach, Cambridge, CB25 9NJ
Sold Dec 2024
£388,00045 Cambridge Road, Waterbeach, Cambridge, CB25 9NJ
Sold Sept 2024
£371,250
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Cambridge Road homes
1 Cambridge Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,807
Street avg £3,398
Floor Area
148 m²
Street avg 107 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 4.1 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
0.8 km
Waterbeach Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.7 km
Waterbeach Community Primary School. 2 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
49.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.8dB