1 Fen Road, Cambridge, CB4 1BS
About 1 Fen Road
1 Fen Road is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Cambridge (CB4 1BS). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2008. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include notable views.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2009–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £448,000 is 22.7% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£446/sq ft) was about 83.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 76 m² it's 25.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (102 m² median across 23 EPCs). Sold August 2019 for £365,000.
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- ParkingAllocated
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Heating systemGas fired
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
- Jul 2025Loft ConversionOutlineIn report
Certificate of lawfulness under S192 for a roof extension together with rear facing L-shaped dormer with aluminium windows to the rear elevation and the addition of a pitched skylight to front roof slope.
- Agent
- Studio Werc Ltd
- Council
- Cambridge City Council
Extension- Documents
- 34 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/01794/CL2PD
- Jul 2025ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of a single storey rear and side extension with aluminium glazing to the rear elevation and a new aluminium side window.
- Agent
- Studio Werc Ltd
- Council
- Cambridge City Council
- Documents
- 37 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/01793/HFUL
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 1 Fen 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
1 Fen Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£448,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 10 years.
£365,000
Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
6 August 2019Most recent
£365,000
+73.0%over 9 years3 September 2009
£211,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB4 1BS: £496,372 (2025–2023).
Everything we know about 1 Fen 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 Fen Road homes
Floor Area for 1 Fen Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,803
Street avg £3,759
Floor Area
76 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.7 km
Cambridge North Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.4 km
Chesterton 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.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB