What kind of home is 16 Alder Drive, CB23 6AQ?

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

What was the last sold price for 16 Alder Drive, CB23 6AQ?

16 Alder Drive, CB23 6AQ last sold for £208,000 in April 2009, around 17 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £175,000 in August 2000. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 16 Alder Drive, CB23 6AQ changed over time?

Across 3 sales between August 2000 and April 2009, 16 Alder Drive, CB23 6AQ rose from £175,000 to £208,000, a change of £33,000. That works out to roughly +2% per year compounded over 9 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 16 Alder Drive, CB23 6AQ?

The current EPC rating for 16 Alder Drive, CB23 6AQ is C with a score of 73 out of 100, lodged in October 2024. It has improved from a D recorded in June 2011. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 16 Alder Drive, CB23 6AQ?

16 Alder Drive, CB23 6AQ has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (1,044 sq ft), around 24 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 38% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CB23 6AQ. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 16 Alder Drive, CB23 6AQ use?

The latest EPC at 16 Alder Drive, CB23 6AQ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 16 Alder Drive, CB23 6AQ?

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

Which area is 16 Alder Drive, CB23 6AQ in?

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

Is 16 Alder Drive, CB23 6AQ in a safe area?

Police records around 16 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 16 Alder Drive, CB23 6AQ?

The closest primary school to 16 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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16 Alder Drive, Great Cambourne, Cambridge, CB23 6AQ

3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

97 m²

1044 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 73

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 16 Alder Drive

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

16 Alder Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Great Cambourne, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 6AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in June 2011 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).

Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in April 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Across 2000–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £455,000 sits 118.8% above the 2009 sale of £208,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£199/sq ft) was about 36% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 97 m² it sits well below the postcode median (155 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.

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Risks

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Sold prices

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4

Energy

Energy performance

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

Current Certificate(1 of 3)

Oct 2024

EPC Rating

C73

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Oct 2014from Jun 2011

EPC improved fromD62toE51

Heating Controls

FullProg + Stat

Heating controls changed

Hot Water

Main SystemMain (No Stat)

Hot water system changed

Low Energy Lighting

58%33%

Low energy lighting percentage decreased

Oct 2024from Oct 2014

EPC improved fromE51toC73

Heating Controls

Prog + StatFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Hot Water

Main (No Stat)Main System

Hot water system upgraded

Wall Insulation

UninsulatedInsulated Cavity

Cavity wall insulation installed

Low Energy Lighting

33%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 16 Alder Drive, Great Cambourne, Cambridge, CB23 6AQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

16 Alder Drive has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

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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.

16 Alder Drive saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.

Current estimate

£455,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.0% per year over 9 years.

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Last sold (2009)

£208,000

Growth on file: 2.0% per year over 9 years.

Sales timeline

6 April 2009Most recent
£208,000
-27.0%over 1 year
30 July 2007
£285,000
+62.9%over 6 years
24 August 2000
£175,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB23 6AQ: £550,000 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in CB23 6AQ

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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 co₂ emissions, 16 Alder Drive stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£2,144

Street avg £2,797

Below

Floor Area

97 m²

Street avg 151 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.0 t/year

Street avg 6.0 t/year

Strongly above

Comparables

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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

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Everything within walking distance

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

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