30 Riddy Lane, Bourn, Cambridge, CB23 2SP
About 30 Riddy Lane
30 Riddy Lane is a four-bedroom detached house in Bourn, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 2SP). It has a recorded floor area of 260 m² (around 2799 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in January 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 260 m² the property is well over the postcode median (88 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 7 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include solar panel installation and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2011–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£438/sq ft) was about 57.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: May 2021 at £1,225,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
30 Riddy Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Cavity wall insulation installed
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Planning records include a solar-panel installation at 30 Riddy Lane.
- Feb 2024Solar PanelsFullIn report
Installation of domestic ground-mounted solar panel system.
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/04474/HFUL
- Feb 2024Solar PanelsFullIn report
Installation of domestic ground-mounted solar panel system.
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/04474/FUL
What's in 30 Riddy Lane, Bourn, Cambridge, CB23 2SP's planning history?
5 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 30 Riddy Lane was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,264,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.5% per year over 10 years.
£1,225,000
Growth on file: 3.5% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
20 May 2021Most recent
£1,225,000
+42.4%over 10 years9 March 2011
£860,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB23 2SP: £400,000 (2021–2016).
Nearby sales in CB23 2SP
25 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
£325,00028a, Riddy Lane, Bourn, Cambridge, CB23 2SP
Sold Jun 2016
£650,000
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Versus other Riddy Lane homes
30 Riddy Lane outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,712
Street avg £3,364
Floor Area
260 m²
Street avg 103 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.9 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