28 Springfield Road, Cambridge, CB4 1AD
About 28 Springfield Road
28 Springfield Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Cambridge (CB4 1AD). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since February 2014. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good and window efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.
Sold January 2021 for £545,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£658/sq ft) was about 97.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey rear extension at 28 Springfield Road.
- Oct 2006ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Erection of two storey rear extension to house.
- Council
- Cambridge City Council
- Reference
- 06/0798/FUL
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 28 Springfield Road
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2000.
£591,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 20 years.
£545,000
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
5 January 2021Most recent
£545,000
+3.8%over 3 years31 July 2017
£525,000
+110.0%over 12 years21 November 2004
£249,950
+78.5%over 4 years6 November 2000
£140,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB4 1AD: £675,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in CB4 1AD
Everything we know about 28 Springfield Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Springfield Road homes
Price per m² for 28 Springfield Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£7,078
Street avg £5,121
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 84 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
2.4 km
Cambridge North Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.3 km
Milton Road Primary School. 23 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.2dB