158 Alms Hill, Bourn, Cambridge, CB23 2SZ
About 158 Alms Hill
158 Alms Hill is a semi-detached house in Bourn, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 2SZ). It has a recorded floor area of 178 m² (around 1916 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 22 years, with the last transfer in November 2004. Today's modelled estimate of £560,000 sits 89.8% above the 2004 sale of £295,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£154/sq ft) was about 25% below the postcode norm. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2024.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
158 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Jun 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Mar 2024FullIn report
Proposed 3.9m dropped kerb.
- Agent
- Design Spec Ltd.
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/04838/HFUL
What's in 158 Alms Hill, Bourn, Cambridge, CB23 2SZ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
158 Alms Hill valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£560,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£295,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
12 November 2004Most recent
£295,000
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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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Alms Hill homes
Price per m² for 158 Alms Hill lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,657
Street avg £3,618
Floor Area
178 m²
Street avg 157 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.9 t/year
Street avg 9.8 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
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