49 Chesterfield Road, Cambridge, CB4 1LN
About 49 Chesterfield Road
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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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
- Feb 2023Loft ConversionFullIn 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
- Nov 2002ExtensionFullIn 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
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 49 Chesterfield 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
49 Chesterfield Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£657,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 21 years.
£547,500
Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
18 February 2021Most recent
£547,500
+110.6%over 12 years28 October 2008
£260,000
+4.0%over 2 years12 October 2006
£249,950
+108.3%over 6 years21 December 1999
£120,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB4 1LN: £675,152 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in CB4 1LN
16 Chesterfield Road, Cambridge, CB4 1LN
Sold May 2025
£675,1521 Chesterfield Road, Cambridge, CB4 1LN
Sold Feb 2023
£695,00032 Chesterfield Road, Cambridge, CB4 1LN
Sold Nov 2022
£805,5795 Chesterfield Road, Cambridge, CB4 1LN
Sold Jun 2021
£548,50019 Chesterfield Road, Cambridge, CB4 1LN
Sold May 2021
£500,000
Everything we know about 49 Chesterfield 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 Chesterfield Road homes
Price per m²
£5,951
Street avg £4,765
Floor Area
92 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.1 km
Cambridge North Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.3 km
Chesterton Primary School. 22 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
51.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.9dB