47 Fen Road, Cambridge, CB4 1BS
About 47 Fen Road
47 Fen Road is a semi-detached house in Cambridge (CB4 1BS). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1238 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since March 2015. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).
A recent sale: £576,000 in October 2025. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 115 m² it's 15% larger than the typical home in the postcode (100 m² median across 23 EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£465/sq ft) was about 91.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at 47 Fen Road.
- Jun 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Single storey front, side and rear extension.
- Agent
- Jeremy Blake Architects
- Council
- Cambridge City Council
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/02137/HFUL
- Aug 2010ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Conservatory to rear of property.
- Agent
- CE Building Designs
Extension- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/0622/FUL
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 47 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
Latest sale on 47 Fen Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£621,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£576,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 October 2025Most recent
£576,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB4 1BS: £496,372 (2024–2022).
Everything we know about 47 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
Years Held for 47 Fen Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,009
Street avg £3,749
Floor Area
115 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 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.
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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