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8 Challis Close, Barrington, Cambridge, CB22 7RL

Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
159 m²
1708 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 43
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 8 Challis Close

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

8 Challis Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Barrington, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB22 7RL). It has a recorded floor area of 159 m² (around 1708 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2010) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 60). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 159 m² it's 28% larger than the typical home in the postcode (124 m² median across 4 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £575,000 sits 69.1% above the 2013 sale of £340,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£199/sq ft) was about 32.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in February 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

8 Challis Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Jul 2020

Current Certificate
Jul 2010

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E43
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
9.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 19 July 2020

New assessment needed to sell or let
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Level 3 Building Survey

Late 20th centuryDetached BungalowEPC ENo mains gas

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Challis Close, Barrington, Cambridge, CB22 7RL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Challis Close has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

8 Challis Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£575,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2013)

£340,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 15 February 2013Most recent

    £340,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB22 7RL: £185,000 (2023–2000).

On the street

Versus other Challis Close homes

Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

8 Challis Close is notably below the street on epc rating.

EPC Rating

43 (E)

Street avg 63 (D)

Strongly below

Floor Area

159 m²

Street avg 125 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

9.6 t/year

Street avg 5.6 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 8 Challis Close

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Cambridge district page.

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

1.5 km

Foxton Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.3 km

Barrington CofE VC Primary School. 4 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CB22 7RL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CB22 7RL

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CB22 7RL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.1dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 8 Challis Close, Barrington, Cambridge, CB22 7RL. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.