3 Preston Close, Toft, Cambridge, CB23 2RP
About 3 Preston Close
3 Preston Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Toft, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 2RP). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2023) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2024. Past consents include an extension, a porch and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £327,000 is 30.8% above the 2024 sale price. Most recent transfer: January 2024 at £250,000.
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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
- Bedrooms2
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
3 Preston Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Jul 2024PorchFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Demolition of existing conservatory and garage. Single storey side and rear extension, single storey front porch extension and application of insulating render.
- Agent
- APK Architecture & Design Ltd.
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
ExtensionDemolition- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/01889/HFUL
What's in 3 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
3 Preston Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£327,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£250,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 January 2024Most recent
£250,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB23 2RP: £290,000 (2019–2009).
Nearby sales in CB23 2RP
6 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
£300,0001 Preston Close, Toft, Cambridge, CB23 2RP
Sold Oct 2005
£185,0002 Preston Close, Toft, Cambridge, CB23 2RP
Sold Oct 2003
£177,000
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Versus other Preston Close homes
On years held, 3 Preston Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,841
Street avg £2,968
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.8 t/year
Street avg 5.4 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
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