1 Ashfield Road, Cambridge, CB4 1RZ
About 1 Ashfield Road
1 Ashfield Road is a detached house in Cambridge (CB4 1RZ). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88).
4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 53 m² it's 22.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (69 m² median across 24 EPCs).
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Risks
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Trends
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Energy performance
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Planning history
1 Ashfield Road has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Mar 2021ConservatoryAmendmentIn report
Non material amendment on application 12/1116/FUL to replace the glass roof over the corridor leading to the conservatory. The replacement roof will be a warm roof covered with black EDPM. It will be tilted at 5 degrees towards the boundary just like the current roof. This requires the wall at the boundary to be raised by 22.5 cm to allow the joists to be supported by the original kitchen wall. It will have an opening window like the current roof.
- Council
- Cambridge City Council
Extension- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 12/1116/NMA1
- Oct 2012ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Conservatory to rear of property.
- Agent
- A and L
Extension- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 12/1116/FUL
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 1 Ashfield 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
1 Ashfield Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£352,000
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 1RZ: £234,000 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in CB4 1RZ
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Sold Jan 2025
£240,00026 Ashfield Road, Cambridge, CB4 1RZ
Sold Jun 2023
£552,500Ashfield Court, Flat 6, Ashfield Road, Cambridge, CB4 1RZ
Sold Aug 2021
£234,000Ashfield Court, Flat 4a, Ashfield Road, Cambridge, CB4 1RZ
Sold Jul 2019
£227,240Ashfield Court, Flat 2, Ashfield Road, Cambridge, CB4 1RZ
Sold Sept 2017
£227,500
Everything we know about 1 Ashfield 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 Ashfield Road homes
Floor Area for 1 Ashfield Road lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
72 (C)
Street avg 72 (C)
Floor Area
53 m²
Street avg 85 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.9 t/year
Street avg 2.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 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
1.0 km
Cambridge North Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.1 km
Chesterton Primary School. 24 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
49.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.3dB