131 Alms Hill, Bourn, Cambridge, CB23 2SZ
About 131 Alms Hill
131 Alms Hill is a detached house in Bourn, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 2SZ). It has a recorded floor area of 237 m² (around 2551 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (November 2013) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 58), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from November 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 237 m² the property is well over the postcode median (161 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
131 Alms Hill's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Nov 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Sept 2023Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 WALNUT x 22ms with severe decay in base (see photo 2) ~ reduce height by 6ms and shorten laterals by 3ms to alleviate crown weight on weakened trunk and basal area and lessen wind resistance to prominent upper crown section.
- Agent
- Acacia Tree Surgery Ltd
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/0734/TTPO
- Oct 2018Tree WorksTreesIn report
TPO 0003 (1973): 4. Removal of two dying pine trees on driveway at the front of the property near to the road. .Conservation Area: 1. Removal of two dying elm trees 2. Removal of one dying elm and 3. Removal of collapsing willow overhanging pond.
- Agent
- Monkey Puzzle Trees And Gardens
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
Conservation Area- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- S/3453/18/TP
What's in 131 Alms Hill, Bourn, Cambridge, CB23 2SZ's planning history?
4 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
131 Alms Hill has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£881,000
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 2SZ: £360,000 (2023–2009).
Nearby sales in CB23 2SZ
100 Alms Hill, Bourn, Cambridge, CB23 2SZ
Sold Feb 2023
£977,000207 Alms Hill, Bourn, Cambridge, CB23 2SZ
Sold Nov 2019
£250,000130 Alms Hill, Bourn, Cambridge, CB23 2SZ
Sold Oct 2014
£360,000152 Alms Hill, Bourn, Cambridge, CB23 2SZ
Sold Apr 2013
£850,000126 Alms Hill, Bourn, Cambridge, CB23 2SZ
Sold Apr 2009
£310,000
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Versus other Alms Hill homes
On epc rating, 131 Alms Hill runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
34 (F)
Street avg 51 (E)
Floor Area
237 m²
Street avg 147 m²
CO₂ Emissions
19.0 t/year
Street avg 8.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
10 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
1.1 km
Bourn CofE Primary Academy. 6 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
42.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.6dB