23 Church Street, Bourn, Cambridge, CB23 2SJ
About 23 Church Street
23 Church Street is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Bourn, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 2SJ). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (November 2010) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 57). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from November 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Last sold in June 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2004–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £391,000 is 31% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£478/sq ft) was about 146% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Underfloor heatingYes
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
23 Church Street's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Nov 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Nov 2011OutbuildingFullIn report
Erection of Outbuilding (retrospective)
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
Retrospective- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- S/1570/11
What's in 23 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
23 Church Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£391,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.1% per year over 11 years.
£298,500
Growth on file: 3.1% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
4 June 2015Most recent
£298,500
+23.9%over 3 years8 September 2011
£241,000
+1.9%over 3 years4 September 2008
£236,495
+10.0%over 3 years21 October 2004
£215,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB23 2SJ: £285,000 (2025–2011).
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
£525,00016 Church Street, Bourn, Cambridge, CB23 2SJ
Sold Mar 2011
£390,00027 Church Street, Bourn, Cambridge, CB23 2SJ
Sold Feb 2010
£170,00019 Church Street, Bourn, Cambridge, CB23 2SJ
Sold Jul 2009
£315,000
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Versus other Church Street homes
Price per m² for 23 Church Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,147
Street avg £2,985
Floor Area
58 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 5.0 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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.5dB