177a, Flat, Victoria Road, Cambridge, CB4 3BU
About 177a
177a is a detached house in Cambridge (CB4 3BU). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 63).
At 52 m² it sits well below the postcode median (96 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 13 November 2030
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Planning history
177a has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 177a, Flat, Victoria Road, Cambridge, CB4 3BU
- Jun 2005ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey extension at rear of hairdressing salon.
- Council
- Cambridge City Council
- Reference
- 05/0529/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
177a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£239,000
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 3BU: £370,000 (2023–2020).
Nearby sales in CB4 3BU
173 Victoria Road, Cambridge, CB4 3BU
Sold Nov 2023
£560,000First Floor Flat, 165 Victoria Road, Cambridge, CB4 3BU
Sold Aug 2023
£303,000Top Flat, 171 Victoria Road, Cambridge, CB4 3BU
Sold Dec 2022
£275,572177 Victoria Road, Cambridge, CB4 3BU
Sold Jun 2021
£370,000155 Victoria Road, Cambridge, CB4 3BU
Sold May 2020
£538,000
Versus other Victoria Road homes
EPC Rating for 177a lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
45 (E)
Street avg 61 (D)
Floor Area
52 m²
Street avg 53 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 3.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
411/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
2.8 km
Cambridge Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Luke's CofE Primary School. 21 schools nearby.
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