126 Alms Hill, Bourn, Cambridge, CB23 2SZ

126 Alms Hill is a two-bedroom detached house in Bourn, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 2SZ). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 835 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2008) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 48). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from December 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

Held since April 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 78 m² it sits well below the postcode median (171 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £439,000 is 41.6% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£371/sq ft) was about 86.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.