16 Buttercup Road, Cambridge, CB4 2GX
About 16 Buttercup Road
16 Buttercup Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Cambridge (CB4 2GX). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band C. At 53 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (53–119 m²). The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the bottom. Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (October 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good; while main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).
It changed hands recently, sold March 2025 for £277,000. Across 2007–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£486/sq ft) was about 61% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 53 m² it's 23.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (70 m² median across 16 EPCs).
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Communal gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
- BalconyYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
Energy performance
16 Buttercup Road's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Window efficiency improved
Hot water efficiency decreased
Planning history
16 Buttercup Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
14applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 16 Buttercup Road
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
16 Buttercup Road's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£284,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.0% per year over 18 years.
£277,000
Growth on file: 1.0% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
7 March 2025Most recent
£277,000
+19.1%over 17 years30 August 2007
£232,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB4 2GX: £273,000 (2025–2015).
Nearby sales in CB4 2GX
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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 Buttercup Road homes
Price per m² for 16 Buttercup Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,226
Street avg £3,493
Floor Area
53 m²
Street avg 70 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.1 t/year
Street avg 1.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
2.9 km
Cambridge North Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.2 km
Orchard Park Community Primary School. 19 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.1dB