1 Bateson Road, Cambridge, CB4 3HF
About 1 Bateson Road
1 Bateson Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Cambridge (CB4 3HF). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2011) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The latest certificate is from October 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 2002–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £550,000 sits 86.4% above the 2012 sale of £295,000. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 101 m² it's 22.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (83 m² median across 50 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 72% of similar EPCs). Last sold in April 2012, so it's been off the market for around 14 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
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenSide
Building
- Heating systemGas fired
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
1 Bateson Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Oct 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Bateson Road has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Jul 2015ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Two storey and single storey extension to side and rear.
- Agent
- Bruce Stuart Architects
- Council
- Cambridge City Council
- Documents
- 19 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/0885/FUL
- Feb 2008ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two storey side extension.
- Council
- Cambridge City Council
- Reference
- 07/1454/FUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 1 Bateson 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
1 Bateson Road's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2002).
£550,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 10 years.
£295,000
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
30 April 2012Most recent
£295,000
+96.7%over 9 years23 May 2002
£150,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB4 3HF: £340,000 (2022–2022).
Nearby sales in CB4 3HF
Flat 5, 34 Bateson Road, Cambridge, CB4 3HF
Sold Aug 2022
£285,000Flat 2, 34 Bateson Road, Cambridge, CB4 3HF
Sold May 2022
£340,00047 Bateson Road, Cambridge, CB4 3HF
Sold May 2022
£455,000Flat 1, 34 Bateson Road, Cambridge, CB4 3HF
Sold Apr 2022
£355,000Flat 4, 34 Bateson Road, Cambridge, CB4 3HF
Sold Mar 2022
£265,000
Everything we know about 1 Bateson 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 Bateson Road homes
1 Bateson Road outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,921
Street avg £3,491
Floor Area
101 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 2.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
2.7 km
Cambridge North Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.2 km
Chesterton Community College. 21 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.8dB