23a, Fen Road, Cambridge, CB4 1BS
About 23a
23a is a two-bedroom detached house in Cambridge (CB4 1BS). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1413 sq ft) and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2011) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. The latest certificate is from June 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 131 m² the property is well over the postcode median (100 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £505,000 is 29.2% above the 2021 sale price. Sold June 2021 for £391,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- GarageDetached
Energy performance
23a ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Jun 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
23a has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
32applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 23a
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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£505,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£391,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 June 2021Most recent
£391,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB4 1BS: £496,372 (2025–2023).
Everything we know about 23a, 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
23a outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,978
Street avg £3,846
Floor Area
131 m²
Street avg 97 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
Years Held
5 years
Street avg 9 years
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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