16 Bowers Croft, Cambridge, CB1 8RP

16 Bowers Croft is a four-bedroom detached house in Cambridge (CB1 8RP). It has a recorded floor area of 156 m² (around 1679 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2013) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in March 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). The latest certificate is from November 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 156 m² it's 16.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (133 m² median across 14 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 2009–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £909,000 is 32.7% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£408/sq ft) was about 16.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in March 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years.