Fairlight Barn, Short Street, Bourn, Cambridge, CB23 2SG
About Fairlight Barn
Fairlight Barn is a detached house in Bourn, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 2SG). It has a recorded floor area of 191 m² (around 2056 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on oil.
At 191 m² the property is well over the postcode median (125 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). 7 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
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Risks
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Trends
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Energy performance
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Planning history
Fairlight Barn has been through 6 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Aug 2024Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1- Goat Willow- crown raise to clear garage by removing 1.5m.
- Agent
- Oakes and Watson
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/0702/TTPO
- Dec 2022Tree WorksTreesIn report
(T1) Beech - crown raise by removing 3x lowest laterals. - crown thin by 25%. (T2) Lime - crown raise by removing lowest whorl of 4x lateral limbs. - crown thin by 25%. - sever Ivy at the base. (T3) Bay - Fell (T4) Damson - reduce in height by 2 meters and shape by removing 1.5 meters. (T5) Prunus - Fell
- Agent
- Oakes and Watson
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/1320/TTCA
What's in Fairlight Barn, Short Street, Bourn, Cambridge, CB23 2SG's planning history?
5 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Fairlight Barn has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£771,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB23 2SG: £280,000 (2017–1999).
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Short Street homes
On floor area, Fairlight Barn stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
68 (D)
Street avg 55 (E)
Floor Area
191 m²
Street avg 131 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 6.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
0.3 km
Bourn CofE Primary Academy. 2 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
43.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.4dB