15 Ascham Road, Cambridge, CB4 2BD
About 15 Ascham Road
15 Ascham Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Cambridge (CB4 2BD). It has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (around 1528 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (December 2015) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in July 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 142 m² the property is well over the postcode median (69 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in May 2014. Today's modelled estimate of £1,075,000 is 49.3% above the 2014 sale price. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2015.
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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
- Bedrooms4
Outside
- DrivewayYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
15 Ascham Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Dec 2025
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Floor insulation added or improved
Planning history
- Dec 2015RenovationFullIn report
Placement of external solid wall insulation to all sides of house. Change of brick and pebble dash exterior to cream render.
- Council
- Cambridge City Council
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/1807/FUL
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 15 Ascham Road
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 15 Ascham Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,075,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£720,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 May 2014Most recent
£720,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB4 2BD: £500,000 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in CB4 2BD
Everything we know about 15 Ascham 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 Ascham Road homes
15 Ascham Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£5,070
Street avg £4,369
Floor Area
142 m²
Street avg 127 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.4 t/year
Street avg 5.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
2.2 km
Cambridge North Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.0 km
Milton Road Primary School. 23 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
50.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.0dB