12 Greens Road, Cambridge, CB4 3EF
About 12 Greens Road
12 Greens Road is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Cambridge (CB4 3EF). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2023) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in December 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
It hasn't traded since February 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. At 101 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 39 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1996–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £573,000 sits 73.6% above the 2010 sale of £330,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£304/sq ft) was about 24.4% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2011. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
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What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system changed
More low energy lighting installed
Wall insulation improved
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
Planning history
12 Greens Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Sept 2011ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Demolish existing single storey lean-to and construction of new single storey rear extension to form ground floor wc and utility area.
- Agent
- Ely Planning Company
- Council
- Cambridge City Council
- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- 11/0901/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1996.
£573,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.1% per year over 14 years.
£330,000
Growth on file: 10.1% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
26 February 2010Most recent
£330,000
+182.1%over 11 years16 August 1998
£117,000
+36.0%over 2 years8 March 1996
£86,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB4 3EF: £450,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in CB4 3EF
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What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area

Versus other Greens Road homes
12 Greens Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,267
Street avg £4,970
Floor Area
101 m²
Street avg 76 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 3.9 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
0.2 km
Chesterton Community College. 23 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.4dB