1 Preston Close, Toft, Cambridge, CB23 2RP
About 1 Preston Close
1 Preston Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Toft, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 2RP). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Held since October 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 2002–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £306,000 sits 65.4% above the 2005 sale of £185,000. At 67 m² it's 27.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (92 m² median across 5 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2026.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
1 Preston Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Mar 2026Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1: Ash (within 5 meters of property, causing damage to surrounding hardscaping) - Reduce in height and shape by 2-2.5 meters (30%), remove epicormics from trunk to maintain in its current location and decrease risk of subsidence issues
- Agent
- Oakes and Watson
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 26/0263/TTPO
What's in 1 Preston Close, Toft, Cambridge, CB23 2RP's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
£306,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.1% per year over 3 years.
£185,000
Growth on file: 11.1% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
24 October 2005Most recent
£185,000
+42.4%over 3 years13 June 2002
£129,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB23 2RP: £290,000 (2024–2009).
Nearby sales in CB23 2RP
3 Preston Close, Toft, Cambridge, CB23 2RP
Sold Jan 2024
£250,0006 Preston Close, Toft, Cambridge, CB23 2RP
Sold Jan 2019
£400,0004 Preston Close, Toft, Cambridge, CB23 2RP
Sold Sept 2014
£250,0005 Preston Close, Toft, Cambridge, CB23 2RP
Sold Dec 2011
£300,0002 Preston Close, Toft, Cambridge, CB23 2RP
Sold Oct 2003
£177,000
Everything we know about 1 Preston Close, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Preston Close homes
1 Preston Close is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£2,761
Street avg £2,984
Floor Area
67 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.9 t/year
Street avg 5.6 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
1.7 km
Comberton Village College. 3 schools nearby.
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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
38.4dB