28 Victoria Road, Cambridge, CB4 3DU
About 28 Victoria Road
28 Victoria Road is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Cambridge (CB4 3DU). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1206 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2018) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in November 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a basement. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 112 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2014–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£614/sq ft) was about 112.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: May 2023 at £740,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Jan 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Two storey and single storey rear extension, plus replacement boundary wall.
- Agent
- Chris Low Architecture Ltd
- Council
- Cambridge City Council
- Documents
- 20 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/04117/HFUL
- Aug 2016DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Demolition of existing single storey extensions and erection of single storey rear extension
- Agent
- Foster Architects Limited
- Council
- Cambridge City Council
Extension- Documents
- 20 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/1125/FUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 28 Victoria Road
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
28 Victoria Road saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£772,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 9 years.
£740,000
Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
8 May 2023Most recent
£740,000
+28.7%over 4 years29 July 2018
£575,000
+21.1%over 4 years24 July 2014
£475,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB4 3DU: £630,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in CB4 3DU
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What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area

Versus other Victoria Road homes
Price per m² for 28 Victoria Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£6,607
Street avg £4,655
Floor Area
112 m²
Street avg 122 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
2.6 km
Cambridge Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.3 km
Chesterton Community College. 23 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.7dB