23 Fen Road, Cambridge, CB4 1BS
About 23 Fen Road
23 Fen Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Cambridge (CB4 1BS). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since April 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2003–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £562,000 is 12.4% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£455/sq ft) was about 79% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold July 2022 for £500,018. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
23 Fen Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
23 Fen Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
32applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 23 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
23 Fen Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2003.
£562,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 19 years.
£500,018
Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
17 July 2022Most recent
£500,018
+100.0%over 11 years30 September 2010
£250,000
+38.9%over 7 years28 August 2003
£180,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB4 1BS: £496,372 (2025–2023).
Everything we know about 23 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
23 Fen Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£4,902
Street avg £3,754
Floor Area
102 m²
Street avg 99 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 3.7 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