205 Chesterton Road, Cambridge, CB4 1AN
About 205 Chesterton Road
205 Chesterton Road is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Cambridge (CB4 1AN). It has a recorded floor area of 176 m² (around 1894 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since October 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 176 m² the property is well over the postcode median (112 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1995–1997, sale prices on this property compounded at 21.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,089,000 sits 395% above the 1997 sale of £220,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£116/sq ft) was about 63.7% below the postcode norm.
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
205 Chesterton Road'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Jun 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
205 Chesterton Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
32applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 205 Chesterton 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
205 Chesterton Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).
£1,089,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 21.3% per year over 2 years.
£220,000
Growth on file: 21.3% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
27 October 1997Most recent
£220,000
+51.7%over 2 years31 August 1995
£145,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB4 1AN: £738,680 (2025–2016).
Nearby sales in CB4 1AN
203 Chesterton Road, Cambridge, CB4 1AN
Sold Mar 2025
£1,040,000213 Chesterton Road, Cambridge, CB4 1AN
Sold May 2023
£738,680211 Chesterton Road, Cambridge, CB4 1AN
Sold Jan 2021
£637,000217 Chesterton Road, Cambridge, CB4 1AN
Sold Jul 2020
£1,150,000227 Chesterton Road, Cambridge, CB4 1AN
Sold Dec 2005
£560,000
Everything we know about 205 Chesterton 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 Chesterton Road homes
On price per m², 205 Chesterton Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,250
Street avg £4,775
Floor Area
176 m²
Street avg 186 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 8.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
2.2 km
Cambridge North Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.4 km
Milton Road Primary School. 25 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.1dB