3 Arbour Close, Lower Cambourne, Cambridge, CB23 6BY
About 3 Arbour Close
3 Arbour Close is a five-bedroom detached house in Lower Cambourne, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 6BY). It has a recorded floor area of 168 m² (around 1808 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2018) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in March 2015 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2025. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 168 m² it's 28.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (131 m² median across 6 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £675,000 is 16.4% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£321/sq ft) was about 47.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2020 at £580,000.
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms4
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Cavity wall insulation installed
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
3 Arbour Close has an approved side and rear extension on the planning record.
- May 2025ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Single storey side/rear extension
- Agent
- JPT Design Consultants Ltd.
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/01166/HFUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 3 Arbour Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£675,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£580,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
11 December 2020Most recent
£580,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB23 6BY: £437,000 (2020–2013).
Nearby sales in CB23 6BY
6 Arbour Close, Lower Cambourne, Cambridge, CB23 6BY
Sold Sept 2020
£437,0004 Arbour Close, Lower Cambourne, Cambridge, CB23 6BY
Sold Sept 2020
£475,0005 Arbour Close, Lower Cambourne, Cambridge, CB23 6BY
Sold Oct 2015
£465,0002 Arbour Close, Lower Cambourne, Cambridge, CB23 6BY
Sold Jan 2013
£305,0007 Arbour Close, Lower Cambourne, Cambridge, CB23 6BY
Sold Dec 2003
£288,950
Everything we know about 3 Arbour Close, 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 Arbour Close homes
On years held, 3 Arbour Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,452
Street avg £2,955
Floor Area
168 m²
Street avg 140 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 4.5 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
Cambourne Village College. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.6dB