16 Church Street, Bourn, Cambridge, CB23 2SJ
About 16 Church Street
16 Church Street is a three-bedroom detached house in Bourn, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 2SJ). It has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (around 1527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2010) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from October 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 15 years, with the last transfer in March 2011. At 142 m² the property is well over the postcode median (61 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2003–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £523,000 is 34.1% above the 2011 sale price. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2018.
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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
Energy performance
16 Church Street'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Oct 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Sept 2018FullIn report
Proposed demolition of existing single storey side extension and erection of flat roof boiler room / garage
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- S/2678/18/FL
What's in 16 Church Street, Bourn, Cambridge, CB23 2SJ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
16 Church Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£523,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.0% per year over 8 years.
£390,000
Growth on file: 9.0% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
11 March 2011Most recent
£390,000
+95.0%over 7 years2 June 2003
£200,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB23 2SJ: £285,000 (2025–2015).
Nearby sales in CB23 2SJ
25 Church Street, Bourn, Cambridge, CB23 2SJ
Sold Aug 2025
£285,00015 Church Street, Bourn, Cambridge, CB23 2SJ
Sold Jan 2021
£525,00023 Church Street, Bourn, Cambridge, CB23 2SJ
Sold Jun 2015
£298,50027 Church Street, Bourn, Cambridge, CB23 2SJ
Sold Feb 2010
£170,00019 Church Street, Bourn, Cambridge, CB23 2SJ
Sold Jul 2009
£315,000
Everything we know about 16 Church Street, 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 Church Street homes
Floor Area for 16 Church Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,748
Street avg £3,785
Floor Area
142 m²
Street avg 76 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 t/year
Street avg 4.8 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
0.3 km
Bourn CofE Primary Academy. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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
36.5dB