28a, Riddy Lane, Bourn, Cambridge, CB23 2SP
About 28a
28a is a detached house in Bourn, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 2SP). It has a recorded floor area of 172 m² (around 1851 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2015) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from May 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 172 m² the property is well over the postcode median (88 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: change of use to residential approved in 2016. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £756,000 is 16.3% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£351/sq ft) was about 25.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in June 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
28a sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 31 May 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jan 2016Change of UseFullIn report
Change of use from D1 (Dentists) back to C3 (Residential Use)
- Agent
- Friday
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- S/2669/15/FL
What's in 28a, Riddy Lane, Bourn, Cambridge, CB23 2SP's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
28a valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£756,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£650,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
5 June 2016Most recent
£650,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB23 2SP: £400,000 (2021–2016).
Nearby sales in CB23 2SP
30 Riddy Lane, Bourn, Cambridge, CB23 2SP
Sold May 2021
£1,225,00025 Riddy Lane, Bourn, Cambridge, CB23 2SP
Sold Mar 2021
£450,00044 Riddy Lane, Bourn, Cambridge, CB23 2SP
Sold May 2018
£400,00019 Riddy Lane, Bourn, Cambridge, CB23 2SP
Sold Oct 2017
£331,15021 Riddy Lane, Bourn, Cambridge, CB23 2SP
Sold Oct 2016
£325,000
Everything we know about 28a, 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 Riddy Lane homes
On epc rating, 28a runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,779
Street avg £3,480
Floor Area
172 m²
Street avg 107 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.1 t/year
Street avg 5.3 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
0.2 km
Bourn CofE Primary Academy. 3 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
36.3dB