261 Chesterton Road, Cambridge, CB4 1BG
About 261 Chesterton Road
261 Chesterton Road is a detached house in Cambridge (CB4 1BG). It has a recorded floor area of 148 m² (around 1593 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74).
Held since February 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 148 m² the property is well over the postcode median (106 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £890,000 sits 229.6% above the 2003 sale of £270,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£169/sq ft) was about 15.2% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2024.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
261 Chesterton Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jan 2024OutlineIn report
Certificate of lawfulness under S192 for the siting of a storage shed in the garden.
- Agent
- Midsummer House Restaurant LLP
- Council
- Cambridge City Council
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/04491/CL2PD
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 261 Chesterton Road
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
261 Chesterton Road's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2003).
£890,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£270,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
7 February 2003Most recent
£270,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB4 1BG: £280,000 (2016–1996).
Everything we know about 261 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
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.6dB