1a, Brownlow Road, Cambridge, CB4 3NG
About 1a
1a is a four-bedroom detached house in Cambridge (CB4 3NG). It has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (around 1442 sq ft). The latest certificate (May 2016) returns a B (score 83), comfortably above the UK average. The latest certificate is from May 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 134 m² the property is well over the postcode median (85 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £684,000 is 10.3% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£430/sq ft) was about 47.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2022 at £620,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 May 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
1a has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
9applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 1a
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1a was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£684,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£620,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 July 2022Most recent
£620,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB4 3NG: £400,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in CB4 3NG
Everything we know about 1a, 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 Brownlow Road homes
1a outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,627
Street avg £3,672
Floor Area
134 m²
Street avg 90 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.1 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
Years Held
4 years
Street avg 11 years
Similar properties nearby
The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
0.6 km
Mayfield Primary School. 19 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.5dB