8 Alder Drive, Great Cambourne, Cambridge, CB23 6AQ
About 8 Alder Drive
8 Alder Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Great Cambourne, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 6AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 156 m² (around 1674 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2009) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The latest certificate is from August 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in December 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 5.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £511,000 sits 62.2% above the 2009 sale of £315,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£188/sq ft) was about 25.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a conservatory and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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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
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
8 Alder Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Aug 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 Alder Drive has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Jul 2020ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Replace existing conservatory with single storey rear extension
- Agent
- Oakland Orangeries
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
Extension- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/01514/HFUL
- Jul 2020ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Replace existing conservatory with single storey rear extension
- Agent
- Oakland Orangeries
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
Extension- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/01514/HFUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 8 Alder Drive
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
8 Alder Drive saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£511,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 10 years.
£315,000
Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
11 December 2009Most recent
£315,000
+2.4%over 5 years25 August 2004
£307,500
+57.7%over 4 years13 April 2000
£195,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB23 6AQ: £550,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in CB23 6AQ
11 Alder Drive, Great Cambourne, Cambridge, CB23 6AQ
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Sold Feb 2025
£595,0006 Alder Drive, Great Cambourne, Cambridge, CB23 6AQ
Sold Nov 2023
£585,00013 Alder Drive, Great Cambourne, Cambridge, CB23 6AQ
Sold May 2022
£550,0001 Alder Drive, Great Cambourne, Cambridge, CB23 6AQ
Sold May 2021
£490,000
Everything we know about 8 Alder Drive, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Alder Drive homes
8 Alder Drive is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£2,026
Street avg £2,807
Floor Area
156 m²
Street avg 146 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 t/year
Street avg 5.7 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.
Closest school
0.3 km
Monkfield Park Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.8dB