16 Ashfield Road, Cambridge, CB4 1RZ
About 16 Ashfield Road
16 Ashfield Road is an end-of-terrace house in Cambridge (CB4 1RZ). It has a recorded floor area of 173 m² (around 1862 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2025) returns a B (score 83), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in September 2011 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor.
At 173 m² the property is well over the postcode median (63 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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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
16 Ashfield Road ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Solar PV panels (30 kWp) installed
Planning history
- Jan 2024OutbuildingFullIn report
ERECTION OF OUTBUILDING TO BE USE AS A STORAGE AND GYMNASIUM
- Agent
- LIVARCH LTD
- Council
- Cambridge City Council
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/04303/HFUL
- Jul 2023Loft ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey
Two storey side extension. Part single storey, part two storey rear extension. Loft Conversion with rear dormer.
- Agent
- Digio Design and Construction
- Council
- Cambridge City Council
Extension- Documents
- 19 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/01656/HFUL
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 16 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
16 Ashfield Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£729,000
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
Ashfield Court, Flat 8, Ashfield Road, Cambridge, CB4 1RZ
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 16 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 16 Ashfield Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
83 (B)
Street avg 71 (C)
Floor Area
173 m²
Street avg 76 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 2.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 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