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34 Victoria Road, Cambridge, CB4 3DU

2 planning records
Property type
End terrace
Bedroom
1
Bathroom
1
Floor area
204 m²
2196 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 47
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About 34 Victoria Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

34 Victoria Road is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Cambridge (CB4 3DU). It has a recorded floor area of 204 m² (around 2196 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since February 2012. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump.

At 204 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include HMO conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2004–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £783,000 is 43.7% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£248/sq ft) was about 27.6% below the postcode norm. On the market in January 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years.

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Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms1
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • Communal gardenYes

Building

  • Central heatingYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

34 Victoria Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Feb 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E47
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
10.0 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 34 Victoria Road, Cambridge, CB4 3DU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.

  1. Dec 2014
    HMOFull
    In report

    Retrospective change of use for use by 9 persons HMO (class sui generis from class C3 dwelling house).

    Council
    Cambridge City Council
    Retrospective
    Documents
    24 docs on file
    Reference
    14/1362/FUL
    View planning record
  2. Mar 2005
    SubdivisionFull
    In report

    Change of use to form five flats (four 1-bed and one 3-bed).

    Council
    Cambridge City Council
    Reference
    04/1403/FUL
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

34 Victoria Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£783,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 9 years.

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Last sold (2014)

£545,000

Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 9 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 27 January 2014Most recent

    £545,000

    +70.3%over 9 years
  2. 22 August 2004

    £320,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB4 3DU: £630,000 (2024–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Victoria Road homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

34 Victoria Road is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£2,672

Street avg £4,936

Strongly below

Floor Area

204 m²

Street avg 116 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

10.0 t/year

Street avg 4.9 t/year

Strongly below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Cambridge district page.

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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CB4 3DU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CB4 3DU

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CB4 3DU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.7dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 34 Victoria Road, Cambridge, CB4 3DU. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.