Skip to content

257 Chesterton Road, Cambridge, CB4 1BG

Extendable4 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
7
Floor area
155 m²
1664 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 50
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 257 Chesterton Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

257 Chesterton Road is a seven-bedroom semi-detached house in Cambridge (CB4 1BG). It has a recorded floor area of 155 m² (around 1664 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2009) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The latest certificate is from April 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 155 m² the property is well over the postcode median (106 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 7 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in December 2016. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1996–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £971,000 is 16.1% above the 2016 sale price.

Before you offer

Know exactly what you're buying at 257 Chesterton Road

Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.

Already flagged here

Signs of HMO activity in the areaLarger development activity nearby
£14.99
Trusted by UK homebuyers

Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms7

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • ParkingOff street

Building

  • Central heatingYes
  • Extension potentialPossible
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

257 Chesterton Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Apr 2019

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E50
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
7.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 257 Chesterton Road, Cambridge, CB4 1BG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

257 Chesterton Road has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

32applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 2 things worth checking at 257 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
£14.99

30-day money-back guarantee

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for 257 Chesterton Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.

Current estimate

£971,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.9% per year over 21 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2016)

£836,250

Growth on file: 8.9% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 15 December 2016Most recent

    £836,250

    +105.0%over 6 years
  2. 1 March 2010

    £408,000

    +65.2%over 9 years
  3. 10 March 2000

    £247,000

    +69.2%over 3 years
  4. 23 May 1996

    £146,000

Median price across the last 2 sales in CB4 1BG: £275,000 (2003–2002).

Before you offer

Everything we know about 257 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
£14.99
Trusted by UK homebuyers
Preview of the full property report
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Cambridge district page.

Crime

7/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

2.0 km

Cambridge North Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.4 km

Milton Road Primary School. 26 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CB4 1BG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CB4 1BG

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CB4 1BG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.6dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 257 Chesterton Road, Cambridge, CB4 1BG. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.