27 Church Street, Bourn, Cambridge, CB23 2SJ
About 27 Church Street
27 Church Street is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Bourn, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 2SJ). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since January 2010. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, lighting went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Held since February 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1998–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £282,000 sits 65.9% above the 2010 sale of £170,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£232/sq ft) was about 32.6% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.
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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
Energy performance
27 Church Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
27 Church Street has multiple listed-building consents on file — alterations need formal heritage approval.
- Apr 2023ConditionsIn report
Submission of details required by condition 3 (EV Charger details) and 4 (cable) of listed building consent 22/02743/LBC
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
Listed- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/02743/CONDA
- Dec 2022RenovationFullIn report
Installation of an EV charger to the outside of the house.
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 20 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/02742/HFUL
What's in 27 Church Street, Bourn, Cambridge, CB23 2SJ's planning history?
2 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
27 Church Street has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1998.
£282,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 12 years.
£170,000
Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
12 February 2010Most recent
£170,000
+48.5%over 8 years5 April 2001
£114,500
+52.7%over 3 years26 March 1998
£75,000
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
£298,50016 Church Street, Bourn, Cambridge, CB23 2SJ
Sold Mar 2011
£390,00019 Church Street, Bourn, Cambridge, CB23 2SJ
Sold Jul 2009
£315,000
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Versus other Church Street homes
Price per m² for 27 Church Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,500
Street avg £3,868
Floor Area
68 m²
Street avg 84 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.8 t/year
Street avg 4.4 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