What kind of home is 78 High Street, CB23 1ES?

78 High Street, CB23 1ES is a 2-bedroom detached house, listed for its heritage value.

What did 78 High Street, CB23 1ES sell for?

78 High Street, CB23 1ES last sold for £340,750 in June 2023, around 3 years ago. Before that, it sold for £317,500 in December 2020, so prices have been rising over 3 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 78 High Street, CB23 1ES appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between December 2020 and June 2023, 78 High Street, CB23 1ES rose from £317,500 to £340,750, a change of £23,250. That works out to roughly +2.8% per year compounded over 3 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 78 High Street, CB23 1ES have?

The current EPC rating for 78 High Street, CB23 1ES is F with a score of 24 out of 100, lodged in September 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 78 High Street, CB23 1ES?

78 High Street, CB23 1ES has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (850 sq ft), around 40 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 59% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CB23 1ES. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 78 High Street, CB23 1ES use?

The latest EPC at 78 High Street, CB23 1ES records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 78 High Street, CB23 1ES?

78 High Street, CB23 1ES is in council tax band D.

Which area is 78 High Street, CB23 1ES in?

78 High Street, CB23 1ES sits in Harlton, Cambridge, Cambridge. It falls within the CB23 postcode district in Cambridgeshire.

What is crime like near 78 High Street, CB23 1ES?

Police records around 78 High Street, CB23 1ES show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 9 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 45% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 78 High Street, CB23 1ES?

The closest primary school to 78 High Street, CB23 1ES is Haslingfield Endowed Primary School (1.7km), one of 2 primaries within walking distance.

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78 High Street, Harlton, Cambridge, CB23 1ES

Listed building

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

79 m²

850 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 24

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 78 High Street

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

78 High Street is a two-bedroom detached house in Harlton, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 1ES). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows an F (score 24), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 79 m² it sits well below the postcode median (193 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2020–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£401/sq ft) was about 86.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £340,750 in June 2023.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenrear
Parkingoff_road

Building

Listed buildingYes
Period featuresYes

Energy

Energy performance

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

78 High Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

F24

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

12.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 78 High Street, Harlton, Cambridge, CB23 1ES, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

78 High Street has no planning applications on record.

The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Current estimate

£347,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.8% per year over 3 years.

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Last sold (2023)

£340,750

Growth on file: 2.8% per year over 3 years.

Sales timeline

15 June 2023Most recent
£340,750
+7.3%over 2 years
7 December 2020
£317,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB23 1ES: £807,500 (2025–2020).

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On the street

Versus other High Street homes

Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 78 High Street lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,313

Street avg £2,872

Strongly above

Floor Area

79 m²

Street avg 188 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

12.0 t/year

Street avg 6.2 t/year

Strongly below

Comparables

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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.

Full Cambridge report

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

1.7 km

Haslingfield Endowed Primary School. 2 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CB23 1ES from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.4dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CB23 1ES

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.9dB

Low

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60 dB

65 dB

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Everything within walking distance

Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 2 points of interest in total.

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