16 Blackhall Road, Cambridge, CB4 3NJ
About 16 Blackhall Road
16 Blackhall Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Cambridge (CB4 3NJ). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2021) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since May 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 88 m² the property is well over the postcode median (59 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £450,000 is 11.5% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£426/sq ft) was about 33.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £403,500 in September 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- DrivewayYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
16 Blackhall Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
9applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 16 Blackhall Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£450,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 25 years.
£403,500
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
14 September 2022Most recent
£403,500
+12.1%over 3 years22 November 2018
£360,000
+63.3%over 6 years23 November 2011
£220,500
+7.6%over 7 years17 June 2004
£204,950
+141.1%over 6 years30 July 1997
£85,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB4 3NJ: £329,500 (2022–2018).
Nearby sales in CB4 3NJ
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What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
Versus other Blackhall Road homes
Years Held for 16 Blackhall Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,585
Street avg £4,065
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 68 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 2.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
0.6 km
Orchard Park Community Primary School. 18 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.7dB