163a, Caxton End, Bourn, Cambridge, CB23 2ST
About 163a
163a is a detached house in Bourn, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 2ST). It has a recorded floor area of 149 m² (around 1604 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2022) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since November 2009. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
One historical planning record sits against the property in 2023.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
163a's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Mar 2023ConditionsIn report
S73 application to remove condition 2 (Garage use) of planning permission S/0365/95/F (Extension)
- Agent
- 3D Planning Ltd.
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/00475/S73
What's in 163a, Caxton End, Bourn, Cambridge, CB23 2ST's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
163a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£600,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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
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Versus other Caxton End homes
EPC Rating
53 (E)
Street avg 49 (E)
Floor Area
149 m²
Street avg 147 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.4 t/year
Street avg 7.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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.
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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
43.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB