34 Victoria Road, Cambridge, CB4 3DU
About 34 Victoria Road
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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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
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Communal gardenYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
Energy performance
34 Victoria Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- Dec 2014HMOFullIn 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
- Mar 2005SubdivisionFullIn report
Change of use to form five flats (four 1-bed and one 3-bed).
- Council
- Cambridge City Council
- Reference
- 04/1403/FUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 34 Victoria 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
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Sales history & valuation
34 Victoria Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£783,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 9 years.
£545,000
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
27 January 2014Most recent
£545,000
+70.3%over 9 years22 August 2004
£320,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB4 3DU: £630,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in CB4 3DU
Everything we know about 34 Victoria 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

Versus other Victoria Road homes
34 Victoria Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,672
Street avg £4,936
Floor Area
204 m²
Street avg 116 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 4.9 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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.7dB