5 Bowers Croft, Cambridge, CB1 8RP
About 5 Bowers Croft
5 Bowers Croft is a four-bedroom detached house in Cambridge (CB1 8RP). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1174 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2009) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). The latest certificate is from February 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in July 2010. Across 1996–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £664,000 sits 62% above the 2010 sale of £410,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2012. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 109 m² it's 22.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (141 m² median across 14 EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Communal gardenYes
- GarageSingle
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5 Bowers Croft's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Feb 2019
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Planning history
1 application on record at 5 Bowers Croft, Cambridge, CB1 8RP
- Jun 2012ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Single storey extension to front, side and demolition of garage.
- Council
- Cambridge City Council
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 12/0528/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
5 Bowers Croft has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£664,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.8% per year over 14 years.
£410,000
Growth on file: 8.8% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
29 July 2010Most recent
£410,000
+215.4%over 13 years29 November 1996
£130,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB1 8RP: £805,000 (2024–2015).
Nearby sales in CB1 8RP
Versus other Bowers Croft homes
5 Bowers Croft is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£3,758
Street avg £7,807
Floor Area
109 m²
Street avg 138 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 5.1 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
2.3 km
Cambridge Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.7 km
Queen Edith Primary School. 20 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.1dB