Charnock House, Flat 1, 233 Chesterton Road, Cambridge, CB4 1AS
About Charnock House
Charnock House is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Cambridge (CB4 1AS). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in April 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor.
At 50 m² it sits well below the postcode median (85 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Most recent transfer: April 2022 at £322,000. 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. Across 2002–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£598/sq ft) was about 30.2% 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
Energy performance
Charnock House ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Planning history
Charnock House has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
32applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Charnock House
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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£353,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.4% per year over 19 years.
£322,000
Growth on file: 3.4% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
10 April 2022Most recent
£322,000
+3.9%over 1 year21 September 2020
£310,000
+34.8%over 13 years12 September 2007
£229,995
+35.3%over 4 years13 December 2002
£170,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB4 1AS: £515,000 (2024–2010).
Nearby sales in CB4 1AS
233 Chesterton Road, Cambridge, CB4 1AS
Sold Feb 2024
£325,000243 Chesterton Road, Cambridge, CB4 1AS
Sold Aug 2022
£1,090,000237 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
Everything we know about Charnock House, 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
EPC Rating for Charnock House runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
71 (C)
Street avg 53 (E)
Floor Area
50 m²
Street avg 69 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.9 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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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