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25 Beche Road, Cambridge, CB5 8HX

2 planning records
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
103 m²
1109 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 67
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 25 Beche Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

25 Beche Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Cambridge (CB5 8HX). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2023) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a loft.

Held since July 1996 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 103 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 38 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £544,000 sits 536.3% above the 1996 sale of £85,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£77/sq ft) was about 72.3% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Open-plan layoutYes
  • Dining roomYes
  • LoftYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D67
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
3.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Late 20th centuryMid-Terrace HouseEPC DExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 25 Beche Road, Cambridge, CB5 8HX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

2 applications on record at 25 Beche Road, Cambridge, CB5 8HX

2decisions2extensions56documents21nearby
  1. Aug 2015
    Loft ConversionFull
    Outcome in report

    Loft conversion including rear projecting dormer

    Council
    Cambridge City Council
    Documents
    32 docs on file
    Reference
    15/0889/FUL
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. Loft ConversionDecision

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  • Every decision — granted, refused or withdrawn (2 on record)
  • All 2 applications on this property in full, plus 21 notable nearby
  • The 56 documents, officer reports & conditions
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

25 Beche Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).

Current estimate

£544,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (1996)

£85,500

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 23 July 1996Most recent

    £85,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB5 8HX: £548,500 (2025–2024).

On the street

Versus other Beche Road homes

Four headline reads against 37 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 25 Beche Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£830

Street avg £4,362

Strongly below

Floor Area

103 m²

Street avg 86 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

3.9 t/year

Street avg 4.5 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 25 Beche Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the areaLarger development activity nearby

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

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Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Cambridge district page.

Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.

Crime

14/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

1.8 km

Cambridge Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.7 km

St Matthew's Primary School. 29 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CB5 8HX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CB5 8HX

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CB5 8HX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.9dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 25 Beche Road, Cambridge, CB5 8HX. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.