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The Old Black Barn, Wimpole Road, Great Eversden, Cambridge, CB23 1HR

3 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
8
From EPC
Floor area
377 m²
4058 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 73
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About The Old Black Barn

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

The Old Black Barn is a detached house in Great Eversden, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 1HR). It has a recorded floor area of 377 m² (around 4058 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2012 onwards. The latest certificate (December 2021) shows a C (score 73). Main heating runs on oil.

At 377 m² the property is well over the postcode median (164 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It changed hands recently, sold January 2025 for £1,425,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2016. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2015–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 14% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£351/sq ft) was about 23.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

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

The Old Black Barn's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C73
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric & Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
9.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The Old Black Barn, Wimpole Road, Great Eversden, Cambridge, CB23 1HR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

The Old Black Barn has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.

  1. Jun 2016
    ConversionHeritage
    In report

    Alterations and conversion of barn to residential unit (Revised scheme to that previously approved under application S/2170/13/LB)

    Agent
    Rider Sale Associates
    Council
    South Cambridgeshire District Council
    Listed
    Documents
    19 docs on file
    Reference
    S/2767/15/LB
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What's in The Old Black Barn, Wimpole Road, Great Eversden, Cambridge, CB23 1HR's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Latest sale on The Old Black Barn was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£1,545,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.0% per year over 10 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£1,425,000

Growth on file: 14.0% per year over 10 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 8 January 2025Most recent

    £1,425,000

    +9.8%over 8 years
  2. 16 November 2016

    £1,298,000

    +220.5%over 1 year
  3. 11 June 2015

    £405,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB23 1HR: £445,000 (2025–2022).

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On the street

Versus other Wimpole Road homes

Four headline reads against 22 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

The Old Black Barn outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,780

Street avg £3,321

On par

Floor Area

377 m²

Street avg 158 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

9.9 t/year

Street avg 6.5 t/year

Strongly below
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

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Closest school

2.9 km

Comberton Village College. 1 school nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full 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 CB23 1HR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CB23 1HR

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

41.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CB23 1HR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.7dB

Low
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60 dB
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
Map

Everything within walking distance

Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 1 points of interest in total.
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about The Old Black Barn, Wimpole Road, Great Eversden, Cambridge, CB23 1HR. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.