1 Powell Close, Toft, Cambridge, CB23 2RT
About 1 Powell Close
1 Powell Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Toft, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 2RT). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 23 years, with the last transfer in October 2003. Across 1998–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £442,000 sits 152.6% above the 2003 sale of £174,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£156/sq ft) was about 54.9% below the postcode norm. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2011.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- OutbuildingsYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Solar panelsYes
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
1 Powell Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Jun 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Powell Close has an approved extension on the planning record.
- May 2011ExtensionFullIn report
Extensions
- Agent
- Pace Associates Ltd
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- S/0584/11
What's in 1 Powell Close, Toft, Cambridge, CB23 2RT's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1998.
£442,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.1% per year over 5 years.
£174,950
Growth on file: 14.1% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
22 October 2003Most recent
£174,950
+105.8%over 5 years29 April 1998
£85,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in CB23 2RT: £407,500 (2020–2011).
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Versus other Powell Close homes
1 Powell Close is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,682
Street avg £3,547
Floor Area
104 m²
Street avg 104 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 6.5 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
1.8 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
44.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.3dB