26 Alms Hill, Bourn, Cambridge, CB23 2SH
About 26 Alms Hill
26 Alms Hill is a five-bedroom detached house in Bourn, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 2SH). It has a recorded floor area of 370 m² (around 3983 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2013) shows a C (score 73). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from February 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe and attached land beyond the plot.
At 370 m² the property is well over the postcode median (121 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 73% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. 7 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£402/sq ft) was about 118.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 13 years since the last transfer (October 2013).
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- LandYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
26 Alms Hill'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Feb 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
26 Alms Hill has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Sept 2025Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 - Partially failed Hawthorn leaning over driveway- Remove. T2 - Cherry - formatively prune and shape by 1 meter to maintain in its current location. T3 - Prunus - formatively prune and shape by 1 meter to maintain in its current location.
- Agent
- Oakes and Watson
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/0752/TTCA
- Jan 2025Tree WorksTreesIn report
G1- Group of Elm, Prunus and Sycamore- reduce lower and middle crowns over annex by 2.5-3m.
- Agent
- Oakes and Watson
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/0011/TTPO
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 26 Alms Hill was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,540,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,600,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
10 October 2013Most recent
£1,600,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB23 2SH: £692,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in CB23 2SH
45 Alms Hill, Bourn, Cambridge, CB23 2SH
Sold Apr 2024
£635,00015 Alms Hill, Bourn, Cambridge, CB23 2SH
Sold Jun 2021
£750,00011 Alms Hill, Bourn, Cambridge, CB23 2SH
Sold Jul 2019
£450,00043 Alms Hill, Bourn, Cambridge, CB23 2SH
Sold Oct 2017
£725,00032 Alms Hill, Bourn, Cambridge, CB23 2SH
Sold Mar 2016
£960,000
Everything we know about 26 Alms Hill, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Environmental risk flagged

Versus other Alms Hill homes
Floor Area for 26 Alms Hill runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,324
Street avg £2,989
Floor Area
370 m²
Street avg 137 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 6.1 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
0.5 km
Bourn CofE Primary Academy. 4 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
43.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB