243 Chesterton Road, Cambridge, CB4 1AS
About 243 Chesterton Road
243 Chesterton Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Cambridge (CB4 1AS). It has a recorded floor area of 154 m² (around 1658 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 154 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£658/sq ft) was about 43.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2022 for £1,090,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Dining roomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageIntegral
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
243 Chesterton Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
243 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 243 Chesterton Road
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 243 Chesterton Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,136,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 25 years.
£1,090,000
Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
22 August 2022Most recent
£1,090,000
+560.6%over 25 years18 June 1997
£165,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB4 1AS: £322,000 (2024–2011).
Nearby sales in CB4 1AS
233 Chesterton Road, Cambridge, CB4 1AS
Sold Feb 2024
£325,000Charnock House, Flat 1, 233 Chesterton Road, Cambridge, CB4 1AS
Sold Apr 2022
£322,000237 Chesterton Road, Cambridge, CB4 1AS
Sold Oct 2011
£756,000247 Chesterton Road, Cambridge, CB4 1AS
Sold Feb 2010
£515,000239 Chesterton Road, Cambridge, CB4 1AS
Sold Feb 2006
£587,000
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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
Price per m²
£7,078
Street avg £5,785
Floor Area
154 m²
Street avg 121 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.6 t/year
Street avg 8.6 t/year
Years Held
4 years
Street avg 11 years
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
2.1 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
52.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.8dB