Egremont Road Hardwick, South Cambridgeshire
48 addresses across 2 postcodes (CB23), about 490 m (0.3 miles) long, classed as a local road. USRN 35301737.
- Sales: 34 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £340,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 22 homes have an energy certificate (A: 1, C: 12, D: 7, E: 2).
- Flood: 2 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in South Cambridgeshire costs £2,536 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 96% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Cambridge, about 9.1 km (5.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 200 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 62 to 67 m above sea level.
- Noise: 5 of its 48 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Comberton Surgery, about 2.7 km (1.7 miles) away.
- People: About 290 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 92% of households owned their home and 42% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 7 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often criminal damage and arson.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | £340,000 | £340,000 | £340,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £505,000 | £505,000 | £505,000 |
| 2021 | 2 | £412,500 | £375,000 | £450,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £305,000 | £305,000 | £305,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £311,000 | £311,000 | £311,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £405,000 | £405,000 | £405,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £250,000 | £250,000 | £250,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £235,000 | £235,000 | £235,000 |
| 2012 | 2 | £335,000 | £310,000 | £360,000 |
| 2011 | 2 | £192,500 | £187,000 | £198,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £230,500 | £230,500 | £230,500 |
| 2008 | 2 | £241,000 | £182,000 | £300,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Nov 2024 | 16 CB23 7XR | Semi-detached | £340,000 | |
| 20 Sep 2022 | 3 CB23 7XR | Detached | £505,000 | |
| 5 Mar 2021 | 55 CB23 7XR | Semi-detached | £375,000 | |
| 26 Feb 2021 | 47 CB23 7XR | Detached | £450,000 | |
| 14 Dec 2018 | 22 CB23 7XR | Semi-detached | £305,000 | |
| 10 Nov 2017 | 24 CB23 7XR | Semi-detached | £311,000 | |
| 12 Nov 2015 | 35 CB23 7XR | Detached | £405,000 | |
| 21 Jan 2014 | 6 CB23 7XR | Semi-detached | £250,000 | |
| 13 Sep 2013 | 26 CB23 7XR | Semi-detached | £235,000 | |
| 25 May 2012 | 3 CB23 7XR | Detached | £310,000 | |
| 25 Apr 2012 | 39 CB23 7XR | Detached | £360,000 | |
| 5 Dec 2011 | 24 CB23 7XR | Semi-detached | £198,000 | |
| 14 Jan 2011 | 22 CB23 7XR | Semi-detached | £187,000 | |
| 19 Apr 2010 | 55 CB23 7XR | Semi-detached | £230,500 | |
| 27 Jun 2008 | 35 CB23 7XR | Detached | £300,000 | |
| 8 Jan 2008 | 22 CB23 7XR | Semi-detached | £182,000 | |
| 16 Nov 2006 | 5 CB23 7XR | Detached | £227,500 | |
| 28 Oct 2004 | 55 CB23 7XR | Semi-detached | £198,000 | |
| 13 Feb 2004 | 3 CB23 7XR | Detached | £235,000 | |
| 8 Jan 2004 | 31 CB23 7XR | Detached | £325,000 | |
| 25 Apr 2003 | 14 CB23 7XR | Terraced | £149,950 | |
| 14 Jun 2002 | 24 CB23 7XR | Semi-detached | £134,950 | |
| 12 Jun 2002 | 19 CB23 7XR | Semi-detached | £139,000 | |
| 13 Jul 2001 | 13 CB23 7XR | Semi-detached | £117,500 | |
| 30 Mar 2001 | 1 CB23 7XR | Semi-detached | £169,500 | |
| 23 Nov 1999 | 13 CB23 7XR | Semi-detached | £95,950 | |
| 26 Mar 1999 | 11 CB23 7XR | Detached | £135,000 | |
| 21 Jan 1999 | 31 CB23 7XR | Detached | £145,000 | |
| 30 Oct 1998 | 24 CB23 7XR | Semi-detached | £82,000 | |
| 27 Mar 1998 | 10 CB23 7XR | Semi-detached | £83,500 | |
| 7 Nov 1997 | 19 CB23 7XR | Semi-detached | £80,950 | |
| 6 Mar 1997 | 29 CB23 7XR | Detached | £108,000 | |
| 31 Jul 1996 | 10 CB23 7XR | Semi-detached | £63,158 | |
| 12 Apr 1995 | 41 CB23 7XR | Detached | £109,950 |
Energy performance certificates
22 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 101 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (12); House, detached (10). Built: 1976-1982 (10); 1983-1990 (7); 1967-1975 (4). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (19); rented (private) (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (14 addresses)
- 2, Egremont Road, Hardwick
- 4, Egremont Road, Hardwick
- 6, Egremont Road, Hardwick
- 8, Egremont Road, Hardwick
- 10, Egremont Road, Hardwick
- 20, Egremont Road, Hardwick
- 21, Egremont Road, Hardwick
- 22, Egremont Road, Hardwick
- 23, Egremont Road, Hardwick
- 24, Egremont Road, Hardwick
- 25, Egremont Road, Hardwick
- 33, Egremont Road, Hardwick
- 35, Egremont Road, Hardwick
- 45, Egremont Road, Hardwick
Council tax
What each band costs in South Cambridgeshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,536 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,691 | £1,973 | £2,254 | £2,536 | £3,100 | £3,663 | £4,227 | £5,073 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band C (32% of about 820 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 44, Main Street, Hardwick, CAMBRIDGE, CB23 7QS: up to 1 home, permissioned (400 m (0.2 miles))
- 44, Main Street, Hardwick, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB23 7QS, permissioned (410 m (0.3 miles))
- Newton House 147 St Neots Road Hardwick Cambridgeshire: up to 5 homes, permissioned (610 m (0.4 miles))
- Land At 147 St Neots Road Hardwick Cambridgeshire: up to 9 homes, permissioned (620 m (0.4 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| CB23 7XR | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| CB23 7XU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 48 addresses are between 62 m and 67 m above sea level (65 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB23 7XR | 96% | 96% | 96% | 0% |
| CB23 7XU | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Cambridge 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 9.1 km (5.7 miles) |
| Cambridge North 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 10.4 km (6.5 miles) | |
| Foxton 99,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11 km (6.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 24 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Ashmead Drive Hardwick | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Drummer St Bus Station Cambridge | 8 km (5 miles) |
| EV charging points | Q-Arc Building, Cambridge Science Park | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 39.7 km (25 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Comberton Surgery | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Tesco In-Store Pharmacy | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| NHS dentists | The Appletree Dental Practice | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| Hospital | Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital | 8.1 km (5 miles) |
| Police station | Histon Police Station | 8 km (5 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest ATM | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,520 m² | 200 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 480 m² | 160 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.5 ha | 60 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,970 m² | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 0.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Parish Church of St Mary, a listed building (Grade II*), 490 m (0.3 miles) south. 7 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Parish Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 490 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Madingley Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.3 km (1.5 miles) north-east |
| Childerley Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 3 km (1.8 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Whitepits Plantation | Wood | 800 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Redbrick Plantation | Wood | 870 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Starve Goose Plantation | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Round Hill Plantation | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Horseshoe Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) north-east |
| Craft's Hill | Hill | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.8 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 43 | 48 |
5 of the street's 48 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for South Cambridgeshire: see them on the South Cambridgeshire page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardwick and Cambourne Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 310 m | Report card (Apr 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardwick Sports And Social Club CB23 7XR | Pub/bar/nightclub | 130 m | 4 Good | 11 Aug 2023 |
| Hardwick 3.15 Out of School Club CB23 7RE | School/college/university | 310 m | 5 Very good | 5 Mar 2025 |
| Pippins Coffee & Company CB23 7RE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 310 m | 5 Very good | 14 Dec 2021 |
| Hardwick Pre-School CB23 7RE | School/college/university | 310 m | 5 Very good | 14 Jun 2022 |
| Lunchtime Company Ltd @ Hardwick Primary School CB23 7RE | School/college/university | 310 m | 5 Very good | 11 Sep 2025 |
| Hardwick Stores And Post Office CB23 7QG | Retailers - other | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 1 Major improvement necessary | 18 Aug 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Egremont Road (4); On or near Limes Road (1); On or near Ashmead Drive (1); On or near Sudeley Grove (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 92% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 56% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 69% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 42% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 6% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 9 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Ashmead Drive · Sudeley Grove · Merton Walk · Laxton Avenue · Limes Road · Lambourne Road · Pump Lane · Cambridge Road · Quince Road · Apple Tree Close · Hall Drive · Russet Walk
All the streets in CB23 and across South Cambridgeshire.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.