2 High Street, Boxworth, Cambridge, CB23 4LY
About 2 High Street
2 High Street is a three-bedroom detached house in Boxworth, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 4LY). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1345 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2017) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in June 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 93), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Untraded for 28 years, with the last transfer in March 1998. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £470,000 sits 331.2% above the 1998 sale of £109,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£81/sq ft) was about 66.5% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 125 m² it's 25.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (167 m² median across 8 EPCs).
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
Energy performance
2 High Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
2 High Street has an approved extension on the planning record.
- Apr 2016ExtensionFullIn report
Single storey extensions to cottage
- Agent
- Simon Ward Architectural Design
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- S/2776/15/FL
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Sales history & valuation
2 High Street's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£470,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£109,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 March 1998Most recent
£109,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB23 4LY: £627,500 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in CB23 4LY
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Sold Nov 2023
£850,000Rose Cottage, High Street, Boxworth, Cambridge, CB23 4LY
Sold Aug 2020
£627,500Pages Farm, High Street, Boxworth, Cambridge, CB23 4LY
Sold Jan 2020
£480,000Plashes, High Street, Boxworth, Cambridge, CB23 4LY
Sold Aug 2015
£450,000
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- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other High Street homes
Price per m² for 2 High Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£872
Street avg £3,204
Floor Area
125 m²
Street avg 161 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 6.8 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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB