23 Hills Avenue, Cambridge, CB1 7UY
About 23 Hills Avenue
23 Hills Avenue is a seven-bedroom semi-detached house in Cambridge (CB1 7UY). It has a recorded floor area of 194 m² (around 2083 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (August 2011) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The latest certificate is from August 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.
5 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 194 m² it's 25.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (155 m² median across 16 EPCs). 7 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £1,571,000 is 42.6% above the 2012 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£529/sq ft) was about 22% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 14 years ago, in February 2012.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms7
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- GarageDetached
- LandYes
Energy performance
23 Hills Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Aug 2021
EPC Rating
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Planning history
23 Hills Avenue has been through 5 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
5 applications on record at 23 Hills Avenue, Cambridge, CB1 7UY
- Jan 2013ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed one storey rear extension and internal alterations.
- Council
- Cambridge City Council
- Documents
- 24 docs on file
- Reference
- 12/1361/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksJan 2026Decision
- Tree WorksDec 2019Decision
+ 2 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
23 Hills Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,571,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,102,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
6 February 2012Most recent
£1,102,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB1 7UY: £1,000,050 (2024–2014).
Nearby sales in CB1 7UY
29a, Hills Avenue, Cambridge, CB1 7UY
Sold Nov 2024
£1,250,0003 Hills Avenue, Cambridge, CB1 7UY
Sold Oct 2024
£720,000Tirnalia House, Hills Avenue, Cambridge, CB1 7UY
Sold Dec 2021
£1,170,000Velen House, Hills Avenue, Cambridge, CB1 7UY
Sold Mar 2021
£1,000,05017a, Hills Avenue, Cambridge, CB1 7UY
Sold Aug 2012
£965,000
Versus other Hills Avenue homes
Habitable Rooms for 23 Hills Avenue runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,694
Street avg £6,366
Floor Area
194 m²
Street avg 153 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 5.6 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
4/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.2 km
Cambridge Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.3 km
Morley Memorial Primary School. 24 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.2dB







