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49 Chesterfield Road, Cambridge, CB4 1LN

4 sales on record2 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
92 m²
990 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 62
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 49 Chesterfield Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

49 Chesterfield Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Cambridge (CB4 1LN). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

Sold February 2021 for £547,500. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £657,000 is 20% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£553/sq ft) was about 54.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms2

Building

  • Period featuresYes
  • Previously extendedYes
  • RefurbishedYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D62
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 49 Chesterfield Road, Cambridge, CB4 1LN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.

  1. Feb 2023
    Loft ConversionFull
    In report

    Hip to gable roof extension incorporating raising the ridge height, rear box dormer window and front velux windows.

    Agent
    Michael Bullivant Asociates
    Council
    Cambridge City Council
    Documents
    10 docs on file
    Reference
    22/05399/HFUL
    View planning record
  2. Nov 2002
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Side of property

    Erection of a single storey side extension to existing dwellinghouse.

    Documents
    1 doc on file
    Reference
    C/02/1110
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

49 Chesterfield Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.

Current estimate

£657,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 21 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£547,500

Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 18 February 2021Most recent

    £547,500

    +110.6%over 12 years
  2. 28 October 2008

    £260,000

    +4.0%over 2 years
  3. 12 October 2006

    £249,950

    +108.3%over 6 years
  4. 21 December 1999

    £120,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB4 1LN: £675,152 (2025–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Chesterfield Road homes

Four headline reads against 24 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m²

£5,951

Street avg £4,765

Above

Floor Area

92 m²

Street avg 98 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

4.2 t/year

Street avg 4.8 t/year

Above
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Cambridge district page.

Crime

7/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

1.1 km

Cambridge North Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.3 km

Chesterton Primary School. 22 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CB4 1LN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CB4 1LN

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CB4 1LN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.9dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 49 Chesterfield Road, Cambridge, CB4 1LN. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.