17 Watsons Yard, Haslingfield, Cambridge, CB23 1AB
About 17 Watsons Yard
17 Watsons Yard is a five-bedroom detached house in Haslingfield, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 1AB). It has a recorded floor area of 171 m² (around 1841 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since October 2011. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87). Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.
At 171 m² the property is well over the postcode median (84 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2011–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£407/sq ft) was about 36.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold January 2023 for £750,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms4
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- GarageYes
- LandYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
17 Watsons Yard has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
- Aug 2014ConditionsIn report
Discharge of Condtion 3 (Materials) of planning application S/2001/13 for Two storey rear extension and dormer windows
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- S/1702/14/DC
- Mar 2014AmendmentIn report
Application for non-material amendment to planning permission Ref S/2001/13/FL to amend ground floor plan to join garage wall width of dormers and addition of a front rooflight.
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- S/0387/14/NM
What's in 17 Watsons Yard, Haslingfield, Cambridge, CB23 1AB's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 17 Watsons Yard was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£799,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.8% per year over 11 years.
£750,000
Growth on file: 8.8% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
5 January 2023Most recent
£750,000
+158.6%over 11 years11 October 2011
£290,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB23 1AB: £460,000 (2023–2017).
Nearby sales in CB23 1AB
2 Watsons Yard, Haslingfield, Cambridge, CB23 1AB
Sold Jul 2023
£460,0004 Watsons Yard, Haslingfield, Cambridge, CB23 1AB
Sold Oct 2022
£685,00013 Watsons Yard, Haslingfield, Cambridge, CB23 1AB
Sold Sept 2021
£445,0006 Watsons Yard, Haslingfield, Cambridge, CB23 1AB
Sold Oct 2016
£620,00015 Watsons Yard, Haslingfield, Cambridge, CB23 1AB
Sold Nov 2013
£580,000
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Versus other Watsons Yard homes
Years Held for 17 Watsons Yard lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,386
Street avg £3,772
Floor Area
171 m²
Street avg 120 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 2.4 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
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
0.4 km
Haslingfield Endowed Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.4dB