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 £554,000 is 10.8% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£455/sq ft) was about 78.3% 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.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
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Energy performance
23 Fen Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 1 August 2031
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
23 Fen Road has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
32 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
23 Fen Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2003.
£554,000
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: £467,500 (2026–2023).
Versus other Fen Road homes
23 Fen Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£4,902
Street avg £3,939
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
411/mo
Falling 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
A Local Area 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