158 Caxton End, Bourn, Cambridge, CB23 2ST
About 158 Caxton End
158 Caxton End is a two-bedroom detached house in Bourn, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 2ST). It has a recorded floor area of 209 m² (around 2250 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2007 onwards. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since June 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 209 m² the property is well over the postcode median (141 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £847,000 sits 85.5% above the 2006 sale of £456,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£203/sq ft) was about 26.8% below the postcode norm. 6 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include tree works, 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
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
158 Caxton End ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Mar 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Apr 2021Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 Crab Apple: crown lift to 3m over driveway to improve driveway access T2 Ivy-covered Field Maple by brook: sectional fell close to ground level - low amenity value and overshadowed by neighbouring Ash T3 Twin-stemmed Ash: remove lowest branch over phone line and low dead wood over driveway T4 + T5 Limes at side of back garden: crown lift to 3m over garden to improve access T6 Hornbeam: fell close to ground level and remove from site due to overcrowding with neighbouring trees T7 Hornbeam: crown lift to 4m and reduce laterally away from house by 2.5m T8 +T9 Limes close to house: crown lift to 4m and reduce laterally away from house by 2.5m T10 + T11 + T12 Limes: crown lift to 4m to improve access beneath
- Agent
- Cambridge Trees Ltd
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/0477/TTCA
- Jun 2019Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 - To protect the house from shading and possible root damage and due to the close proximity to the house - One conifer fell to ground level and grind stump. T2 - Elm Tree - Due to the Elm Tree encroaching onto the driveway and leaves dropping onto cars - Fell to ground level. T3 - Dead Elm - Due to the Elm Tree's condition - Fell to ground level.
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- S/1665/19/TC
What's in 158 Caxton End, Bourn, Cambridge, CB23 2ST's planning history?
4 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
158 Caxton End valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£847,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£456,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 June 2006Most recent
£456,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB23 2ST: £770,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in CB23 2ST
159 Caxton End, Bourn, Cambridge, CB23 2ST
Sold Oct 2025
£250,000161 Caxton End, Bourn, Cambridge, CB23 2ST
Sold Aug 2024
£770,000157 Caxton End, Bourn, Cambridge, CB23 2ST
Sold Jul 2023
£160,000Willow Barn, Caxton End, Bourn, Cambridge, CB23 2ST
Sold Nov 2022
£1,250,000161a, Caxton End, Bourn, Cambridge, CB23 2ST
Sold Mar 2020
£850,000
Everything we know about 158 Caxton End, in one report
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Versus other Caxton End homes
Price per m² for 158 Caxton End lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,184
Street avg £4,122
Floor Area
209 m²
Street avg 142 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 7.3 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
0.8 km
Bourn CofE Primary Academy. 5 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
35.9dB