7 Ashfield Road, Cambridge, CB4 1RZ
About 7 Ashfield Road
7 Ashfield Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Cambridge (CB4 1RZ). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2016) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 75 m² it's 18.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (63 m² median across 24 EPCs). Across 2001–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £451,000 is 23.6% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£452/sq ft) was about 87.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in October 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years.
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
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
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Jan 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
7 Ashfield Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- May 2017ExtensionAmendmentIn report
Non material amendment on application 16/2144/FUL to add an additional velux window to the ground floor extension/lean-to and add an additional window to the current existing ground floor building.
- Council
- Cambridge City Council
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/2144/NMA1
- Feb 2017ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Ground floor and first floor rear extensions.
- Agent
- Camplans
- Council
- Cambridge City Council
- Documents
- 20 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/2144/FUL
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 7 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
7 Ashfield Road has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2001.
£451,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.2% per year over 16 years.
£365,000
Growth on file: 8.2% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
23 October 2016Most recent
£365,000
+185.2%over 14 years7 December 2001
£128,000
+21.9%over 11 months5 January 2001
£105,000
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 7 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
On price per m², 7 Ashfield Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,867
Street avg £2,815
Floor Area
75 m²
Street avg 84 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 2.7 t/year
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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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.3dB