247 Chesterton Road, Cambridge, CB4 1AS
About 247 Chesterton Road
247 Chesterton Road is a five-bedroom detached house in Cambridge (CB4 1AS). It has a recorded floor area of 171 m² (around 1835 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2009) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The latest certificate is from June 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since February 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 171 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £1,001,000 sits 94.4% above the 2010 sale of £515,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£281/sq ft) was about 41% 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
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Energy performance
247 Chesterton Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Jun 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
247 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 247 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
247 Chesterton Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,001,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£515,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 February 2010Most recent
£515,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB4 1AS: £322,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in CB4 1AS
233 Chesterton Road, Cambridge, CB4 1AS
Sold Feb 2024
£325,000243 Chesterton Road, Cambridge, CB4 1AS
Sold Aug 2022
£1,090,000Charnock House, Flat 1, 233 Chesterton Road, Cambridge, CB4 1AS
Sold Apr 2022
£322,000237 Chesterton Road, Cambridge, CB4 1AS
Sold Oct 2011
£756,000239 Chesterton Road, Cambridge, CB4 1AS
Sold Feb 2006
£587,000
Everything we know about 247 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, 247 Chesterton Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,020
Street avg £7,138
Floor Area
171 m²
Street avg 115 m²
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 7.2 t/year
Years Held
16 years
Street avg 7 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