40 Springfield Road, Cambridge, CB4 1AD
About 40 Springfield Road
40 Springfield Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Cambridge (CB4 1AD). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2023) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 108 m² the property is well over the postcode median (77 m² across 29 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2014. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2014–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£595/sq ft) was about 89.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £691,500 in December 2023.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Dec 2014ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Application for a certificate of lawfulness under Section 192 for a single storey rear extension and roof extension with rear dormer and juliet balcony
- Agent
- Easy Plan Bedford
- Council
- Cambridge City Council
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/1742/CL2PD
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
40 Springfield Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£748,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 9 years.
£691,500
Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
1 December 2023Most recent
£691,500
+53.7%over 9 years31 July 2014
£450,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB4 1AD: £545,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in CB4 1AD
Everything we know about 40 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
Years Held for 40 Springfield Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,403
Street avg £5,148
Floor Area
108 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 4.2 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