5 Beche Road, Cambridge, CB5 8HX
About 5 Beche Road
5 Beche Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Cambridge (CB5 8HX). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
At 100 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 £692,000 sits 62.8% above the 2011 sale of £425,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£395/sq ft) was about 42.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 15 years ago, in July 2011. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
Planning history at 5 Beche Road is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
2 applications on record at 5 Beche Road, Cambridge, CB5 8HX
- Dec 2016Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
11x Leylandii along rear boundary - Fell to ground level
- Council
- Cambridge City Council
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/577/TTCA
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksJun 2017Decision
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Sales history & valuation
5 Beche Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£692,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£425,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
13 July 2011Most recent
£425,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB5 8HX: £548,500 (2025–2024).
Versus other Beche Road homes
Habitable Rooms for 5 Beche Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,250
Street avg £4,244
Floor Area
100 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.9dB






