What kind of home is 1 Alder Drive, CB23 6AQ?

1 Alder Drive, CB23 6AQ is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 1 Alder Drive, CB23 6AQ?

1 Alder Drive, CB23 6AQ last sold for £490,000 in May 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £185,000 in February 2000. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 1 Alder Drive, CB23 6AQ changed over time?

Across 3 sales between February 2000 and May 2021, 1 Alder Drive, CB23 6AQ rose from £185,000 to £490,000, a change of £305,000. That works out to roughly +4.7% per year compounded over 21 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 1 Alder Drive, CB23 6AQ?

The current EPC rating for 1 Alder Drive, CB23 6AQ is E with a score of 53 out of 100, lodged in October 2014. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 1 Alder Drive, CB23 6AQ?

1 Alder Drive, CB23 6AQ has a recorded floor area of 154 m² (1,658 sq ft), around 39 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 1 Alder Drive, CB23 6AQ use?

The latest EPC at 1 Alder Drive, CB23 6AQ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 1 Alder Drive, CB23 6AQ?

1 Alder Drive, CB23 6AQ is in council tax band E.

Which area is 1 Alder Drive, CB23 6AQ in?

1 Alder Drive, CB23 6AQ sits in Great Cambourne, Cambridge, Cambridge. It falls within the CB23 postcode district in Cambridgeshire.

What is crime like near 1 Alder Drive, CB23 6AQ?

Police records around 1 Alder Drive, CB23 6AQ show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 9 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 45% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 1 Alder Drive, CB23 6AQ?

The closest primary school to 1 Alder Drive, CB23 6AQ is Monkfield Park Primary School (283m), one of 4 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Cambourne Village College (1.0km).

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1 Alder Drive, Great Cambourne, Cambridge, CB23 6AQ

3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

154 m²

1658 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 53

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 1 Alder Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

1 Alder Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Great Cambourne, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 6AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 154 m² (around 1658 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2000–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£296/sq ft) was about 97.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: May 2021 at £490,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

1 Alder Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Oct 2024

EPC Rating

E53

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

8.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Alder Drive, Great Cambourne, Cambridge, CB23 6AQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Alder Drive has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has at least doubled since 2000.

Current estimate

£526,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 21 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£490,000

Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

27 May 2021Most recent
£490,000
+48.5%over 13 years
1 May 2008
£330,000
+78.4%over 8 years
25 February 2000
£185,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB23 6AQ: £550,000 (2025–2019).

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On the street

Versus other Alder Drive homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 1 Alder Drive runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,182

Street avg £2,711

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Floor Area

154 m²

Street avg 146 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

8.0 t/year

Street avg 5.6 t/year

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Area

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Full Cambridge report

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

0.3 km

Monkfield Park Primary School. 5 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CB23 6AQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CB23 6AQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.8dB

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Everything within walking distance

Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 5 points of interest in total.

FAQ

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