Conservation areas in Cambridge
Cambridge City Council has 18 conservation areas in planning.data.gov.uk; 11,781 homes inside them have an energy certificate, and 52.2% of those are solid-wall homes without wall insulation. The largest by number of homes is Mill Road (3,883). 1 of the areas overlaps an Article 4 direction that removes rights for windows, roofs, solar or heat pumps (Brooklands Avenue). The council publishes its Article 4 areas on planning.data.gov.uk. EPC register November 2026.
| Conservation area | Homes with EPC | Solid walls, no insulation | Gas boiler | Heat pumps | Listed buildings | Article 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrow Road | 30 | 40% | 83% | 4 | 0 | none published |
| Brooklands Avenue | 366 | 6% | 77% | 6 | 5 | removes some rights |
| Castle And Victoria Road | 1,951 | 56% | 77% | 12 | 23 | none published |
| Chesterton | 219 | 40% | 81% | 9 | 15 | none published |
| Conduit Head Road | 51 | 4% | 61% | 2 | 5 | none published |
| De Freville | 373 | 77% | 84% | 5 | 0 | none published |
| Ferry Lane | 80 | 54% | 62% | 12 | 5 | none published |
| Historic Core | 500 | 44% | 58% | 8 | 505 | none published |
| Howes Place | 21 | 38% | 57% | 0 | 0 | none published |
| Kite | 849 | 55% | 68% | 22 | 45 | none published |
| Mill Road | 3,883 | 66% | 78% | 24 | 14 | none published |
| New Town And Glisson Road | 1,331 | 33% | 45% | 104 | 37 | none published |
| Newnham Croft | 317 | 68% | 88% | 3 | 2 | none published |
| Riverside | 790 | 43% | 66% | 2 | 20 | none published |
| Southacre | 80 | 39% | 89% | 2 | 4 | none published |
| Storey's Way | 32 | 59% | 84% | 1 | 7 | none published |
| Trumpington | 277 | 35% | 75% | 1 | 25 | none published |
| West Cambridge | 631 | 30% | 70% | 39 | 92 | none published |
Areas with at least 30 homes with an energy certificate have their own page. Areas drawn only as a point in planning.data.gov.uk have no boundary, so no homes are counted. England, all conservation areas: 48.7% solid walls without insulation, 66.4% gas boilers.
What needs planning permission in a conservation area
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