8 Challis Close, Barrington, Cambridge, CB22 7RL
About 8 Challis Close
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.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Jul 2020
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 19 July 2020
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
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.
Sales history & valuation
8 Challis Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£575,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£340,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 February 2013Most recent
£340,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB22 7RL: £185,000 (2023–2000).
Versus other Challis Close homes
8 Challis Close is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
43 (E)
Street avg 63 (D)
Floor Area
159 m²
Street avg 125 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.6 t/year
Street avg 5.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB







