30 High Street, Bourn, Cambridge, CB23 2SQ
About 30 High Street
30 High Street is a semi-detached house in Bourn, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 2SQ). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in May 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good and window efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67). Main heating runs on lpg.
At 86 m² it sits well below the postcode median (180 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On the market in July 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £407,000 is 27.2% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£346/sq ft) was about 41% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey rear extension at 30 High Street.
- May 2017AmendmentIn report
Application for a non-material amendment following grant of planning permission S/2545/16/FL reducing the width of the extension from 4.04m to 3.815m and minor changes to fenestration
- Agent
- L Bevens Associates Architects Ltd
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- S/0840/17/NM
- Dec 2016ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Proposed erection of two storey rear extension
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- S/2545/16/FL
What's in 30 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
30 High Street has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£407,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.7% per year over 19 years.
£320,000
Growth on file: 8.7% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
25 July 2016Most recent
£320,000
+60.0%over 2 years8 August 2013
£200,000
+25.0%over 4 years25 September 2008
£160,000
+146.2%over 11 years23 July 1997
£65,000
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
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Versus other High Street homes
Floor Area for 30 High Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,721
Street avg £3,561
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 163 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 8.9 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.
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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