23 Bourn Road, Caxton, Cambridge, CB23 3PP
About 23 Bourn Road
23 Bourn Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Caxton, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 3PP). It has a recorded floor area of 151 m² (around 1625 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2018) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in November 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Poor; while main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 151 m² it sits well below the postcode median (247 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £683,000 is 18.8% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£354/sq ft) was about 55.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 6 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Last sale on file: £575,000 in March 2020.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Garagedouble
Energy performance
23 Bourn Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Cavity wall insulation installed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Ventilation system changed
Planning history
23 Bourn Road has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Apr 2023OutlineIn report
Certificate of lawfulness under S192 for a proposed dormer to side roof together with roof light windows.
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/00783/CL2PD
- Jul 2017AmendmentIn report
Non material amendment of planning permission S/2315/14/FL
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- S/2171/17/NM
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£683,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£575,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 March 2020Most recent
£575,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB23 3PP: £990,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in CB23 3PP
32 Bourn Road, Caxton, Cambridge, CB23 3PP
Sold Jul 2024
£990,14635 Bourn Road, Caxton, Cambridge, CB23 3PP
Sold Oct 2023
£1,400,0001 Bourn Road, Caxton, Cambridge, CB23 3PP
Sold Oct 2023
£825,00015 Bourn Road, Caxton, Cambridge, CB23 3PP
Sold Jun 2023
£990,00020 Bourn Road, Caxton, Cambridge, CB23 3PP
Sold Mar 2022
£450,000
Everything we know about 23 Bourn Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Bourn Road homes
23 Bourn Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,808
Street avg £3,254
Floor Area
151 m²
Street avg 257 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.4 t/year
Street avg 6.4 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
1.5 km
Cambourne Village College. 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
49.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.3dB