5 Fen Road, Cambridge, CB4 1BS
About 5 Fen Road
5 Fen Road is a semi-detached house in Cambridge (CB4 1BS). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 79 m² it's 22.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (102 m² median across 23 EPCs).
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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
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Mar 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jul 2025ConditionsIn report
Submission of details required by partial discharge of condition 23 (EV charging) and 24 (garage) of outline planning permission 22/03855/OUT
- Council
- Cambridge City Council
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/03855/CONDA
- Aug 2023New BuildOutlineIn report
Outline application for the development of 2 No. dwellings and associated works in rear garden of 3-5 Fen Road with some matters reserved except for access, layout and scale.
- Agent
- PROPERTY REVOLUTIONS LIMITED
- Council
- Cambridge City Council
- Documents
- 36 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/03855/OUT
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 5 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
5 Fen Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£440,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB4 1BS: £496,372 (2025–2023).
Everything we know about 5 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
On epc rating, 5 Fen Road runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
59 (D)
Street avg 67 (D)
Floor Area
79 m²
Street avg 100 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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