1 Downe Close, Papworth Everard, Cambridge, CB23 3XH
About 1 Downe Close
1 Downe Close is a detached house in Papworth Everard, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 3XH). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1107 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2010) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from December 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 1997–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £394,000 sits 60.2% above the 2011 sale of £246,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£222/sq ft) was about 127.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in July 2011, so it's been off the market for around 15 years.
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Energy performance
1 Downe Close's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Dec 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey rear extension at 1 Downe Close.
- Jul 2018RenovationFullIn report
Amendment to S/0570/18/FL - changing the roof from a gable end to a hipped roof.
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- S/2278/18/FL
- Apr 2018ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Two storey rear extension.
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- S/0570/18/FL
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Sales history & valuation
1 Downe Close has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.
£394,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 14 years.
£246,000
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
28 July 2011Most recent
£246,000
-8.9%over 3 years4 September 2007
£270,000
+159.7%over 10 years30 April 1997
£103,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB23 3XH: £127,000 (2015–1997).
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Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
0.4 km
Pendragon Community Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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