17 Pretoria Road, Cambridge, CB4 1HD
About 17 Pretoria Road
17 Pretoria Road is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Cambridge (CB4 1HD). It has a recorded floor area of 177 m² (around 1905 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since May 2012. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Other recorded features include outbuildings. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Sold July 2020 for £1,250,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 6 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 177 m² it's 16.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (152 m² median across 13 EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1998–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£656/sq ft) was about 86.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms4
- Open-plan layoutYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenWest-facing
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
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Energy performance
17 Pretoria Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
Floor insulation added or improved
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Planning history
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
6 applications on record at 17 Pretoria Road, Cambridge, CB4 1HD
- Apr 2003Loft ConversionFullOutcome in report
Erection of a rear roof extension with loft conversion to existing dwelling house.
- Council
- Cambridge City Council
Extension- Reference
- C/03/0134
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksMar 2026Decision
- OutbuildingDec 2020Decision
+ 3 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 17 Pretoria Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.
£1,339,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.7% per year over 22 years.
£1,250,000
Growth on file: 8.7% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
26 July 2020Most recent
£1,250,000
+8.7%over 2 years25 April 2018
£1,150,000
+44.7%over 5 years12 August 2012
£795,000
+133.8%over 11 years14 September 2000
£340,000
+70.0%over 2 years22 July 1998
£200,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB4 1HD: £1,190,000 (2023–2016).
Nearby sales in CB4 1HD
Versus other Pretoria Road homes
On epc rating, 17 Pretoria Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£7,062
Street avg £6,081
Floor Area
177 m²
Street avg 149 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.6 t/year
Street avg 7.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
2.3 km
Cambridge Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.5 km
Milton Road Primary School. 26 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.0dB






