3 Ascham Road, Cambridge, CB4 2BD
About 3 Ascham Road
3 Ascham Road is a detached house in Cambridge (CB4 2BD). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2017) shows an F (score 23), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it D (July 2014); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 3-band jump. At 50 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 14 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 48–171 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (23 versus a best of 82).
6 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 50 m² it's 27.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (69 m² median across 13 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
3 Ascham Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Hot water system changed
Window efficiency improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Sept 2023Tree WorksTreesIn report
A single, dead silver birch - fell
- Council
- Cambridge City Council
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/0705/TTPO
- May 2022Tree WorksTreesIn report
Cherry plum: dead/dying - remove
- Council
- Cambridge City Council
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/0397/TTPO
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 3 Ascham Road
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
3 Ascham Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£386,000
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 2BD: £500,000 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in CB4 2BD
Everything we know about 3 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
3 Ascham Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
23 (F)
Street avg 63 (D)
Floor Area
50 m²
Street avg 65 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.2 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.0dB