Touchwood, Pightle Close, Harston, Cambridge, CB22 7NN
About Touchwood
Touchwood is a detached house in Harston, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB22 7NN). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2026) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
Held since March 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £495,000 sits 316% above the 1998 sale of £119,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£138/sq ft) was about 62.7% below the postcode norm. At 80 m² it's 25.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (107 m² median across 5 EPCs).
Energy performance
The EPC has just been inspected, so the rating reflects current condition.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 27 April 2036
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Planning history
Touchwood has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Touchwood was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£495,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£119,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
3 March 1998Most recent
£119,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB22 7NN: £520,000 (2021–2012).
Nearby sales in CB22 7NN
2 Pightle Close, Harston, Cambridge, CB22 7NN
Sold Jun 2021
£645,0004 Pightle Close, Harston, Cambridge, CB22 7NN
Sold Aug 2019
£520,0006 Pightle Close, Harston, Cambridge, CB22 7NN
Sold Aug 2016
£488,0001 Pightle Close, Harston, Cambridge, CB22 7NN
Sold Dec 2012
£575,0008 Pightle Close, Harston, Cambridge, CB22 7NN
Sold Aug 2010
£405,000
Versus other Pightle Close homes
Touchwood is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,488
Street avg £4,260
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 135 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 6.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
82/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
2.4 km
Foxton Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.5 km
Harston and Newton Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.6dB







