18 Halifax Road, Cambridge, CB4 3PX
About 18 Halifax Road
18 Halifax Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Cambridge (CB4 3PX). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2022) 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 December 2011. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump.
At 70 m² it sits well below the postcode median (113 m² across 15 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £530,000 is 15.2% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£611/sq ft) was about 63.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 9 years since the last transfer (August 2017).
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Dec 2019ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Single storey rear extension and first floor rear extension. Roof extension including raising the ridge height, front and rear dormers and front roof light.
- Council
- Cambridge City Council
- Documents
- 39 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/0854/FUL
- May 2018ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension and first floor rear extension. Roof extension including raising the ridge height, dormer and velux window to front elevation and dormers to the rear. Re-instatement of Palisade railings to the front boundary
- Agent
- RDP Surveyors
- Council
- Cambridge City Council
- Documents
- 53 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/0102/FUL
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2000.
£530,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 17 years.
£460,000
Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
10 August 2017Most recent
£460,000
+20.1%over 3 years21 March 2014
£383,000
+143.9%over 13 years14 September 2000
£157,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB4 3PX: £640,000 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in CB4 3PX
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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 Halifax Road homes
Floor Area for 18 Halifax Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,571
Street avg £4,387
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 143 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
0.5 km
St Luke's CofE Primary School. 20 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.8dB