2 Samsons Cottages, Battlegate Road, Boxworth, Cambridge, CB23 4NH
About 2 Samsons Cottages
2 Samsons Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Boxworth, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 4NH). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 983 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2011) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from June 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2009–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £303,000 is 44.3% above the 2011 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£214/sq ft) was about 28.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in November 2011 and unlisted since — roughly 15 years.
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Risks
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Sold prices
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Trends
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What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenrear
Energy performance
2 Samsons Cottages'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Jun 2021
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
2 Samsons Cottages has 4 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Sept 2020ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/01995/HFUL
- Sept 2020ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/01995/HFUL
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Sales history & valuation
2 Samsons Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£303,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 2 years.
£210,000
Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
2 November 2011Most recent
£210,000
+14.8%over 1 year24 November 2009
£183,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB23 4NH: £210,000 (2019–2008).
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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
40.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.1dB