8 Ascham Road, Cambridge, CB4 2BD
About 8 Ascham Road
8 Ascham Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Cambridge (CB4 2BD). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2016) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).
At 90 m² the property is well over the postcode median (69 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2018–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £661,000 is 23.6% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£552/sq ft) was about 24.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2019 at £535,000.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 Ascham Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- May 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Single storey side extension
- Agent
- Camplans
- Council
- Cambridge City Council
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/01332/HFUL
- Nov 2019ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side of property
Single storey side extension
- Agent
- DMD Architecture
- Council
- Cambridge City Council
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/1272/FUL
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 8 Ascham 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
8 Ascham Road changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£661,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 1 year.
£535,000
Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
19 June 2019Most recent
£535,000
+7.0%over 1 year31 January 2018
£500,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB4 2BD: £230,000 (2023–2017).
Nearby sales in CB4 2BD
Everything we know about 8 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
8 Ascham Road is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
Price per m²
£5,944
Street avg £4,078
Floor Area
90 m²
Street avg 137 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 6.3 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