28 High Street, Bourn, Cambridge, CB23 2SQ
About 28 High Street
28 High Street is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bourn, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 2SQ). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since December 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
Held since May 2011 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1999–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £398,000 sits 59.2% above the 2011 sale of £250,000. At 94 m² it sits well below the postcode median (180 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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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
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Parkingoff_street
Energy performance
28 High Street'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
Glazing upgraded to newer, more efficient type
Planning history
28 High Street has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Mar 2013ConservatoryFullIn report
Conservatory
- Agent
- Harvey Norman Architects
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
Extension- Reference
- S/0132/13/FL
- Aug 2011ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
- Agent
- Harvey Norman Architects
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- S/1256/11
What's in 28 High Street, Bourn, Cambridge, CB23 2SQ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1999.
£398,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.1% per year over 12 years.
£250,000
Growth on file: 9.1% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
2 May 2011Most recent
£250,000
-7.4%over 3 years14 August 2007
£270,000
+59.3%over 5 years28 March 2002
£169,500
+90.4%over 2 years12 July 1999
£89,010
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB23 2SQ: £735,000 (2023–2016).
Nearby sales in CB23 2SQ
15 High Street, Bourn, Cambridge, CB23 2SQ
Sold Oct 2023
£984,00027 High Street, Bourn, Cambridge, CB23 2SQ
Sold Aug 2021
£540,00023 High Street, Bourn, Cambridge, CB23 2SQ
Sold May 2018
£40,00017 High Street, Bourn, Cambridge, CB23 2SQ
Sold Jan 2018
£1,185,00032 High Street, Bourn, Cambridge, CB23 2SQ
Sold Oct 2016
£735,000
Everything we know about 28 High 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 High Street homes
On years held, 28 High Street stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,660
Street avg £3,774
Floor Area
94 m²
Street avg 161 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.8 t/year
Street avg 8.1 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
0.4 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
43.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB