5 Arbour Close, Lower Cambourne, Cambridge, CB23 6BY
About 5 Arbour Close
5 Arbour Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Lower Cambourne, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 6BY). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 998 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2009) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The latest certificate is from June 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 93 m² it sits well below the postcode median (145 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 11 years since the last transfer (October 2015). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2011. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2003–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 12% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £579,000 is 24.5% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£466/sq ft) was about 118.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
5 Arbour Close'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Jun 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
- May 2011ExtensionFullIn report
Conversion of Double Garage and Erection of New Detached Garage. The Increase in Height of Part of the Roof. The Installation of 2 Dormers on the Rear Elevation and Three on the Front Elevation.
- Agent
- Harvey Norman Architects
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- S/0033/11
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 5 Arbour Close has grown more than fourfold since the 2003 starting point.
£579,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.0% per year over 12 years.
£465,000
Growth on file: 12.0% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
15 October 2015Most recent
£465,000
+32.9%over 4 years20 December 2010
£350,000
-6.7%over 3 years11 October 2007
£375,000
+226.2%over 4 years26 June 2003
£114,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB23 6BY: £437,000 (2020–2013).
Nearby sales in CB23 6BY
3 Arbour Close, Lower Cambourne, Cambridge, CB23 6BY
Sold Dec 2020
£580,0006 Arbour Close, Lower Cambourne, Cambridge, CB23 6BY
Sold Sept 2020
£437,0004 Arbour Close, Lower Cambourne, Cambridge, CB23 6BY
Sold Sept 2020
£475,0002 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 5 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 price per m², 5 Arbour Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,016
Street avg £2,695
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 152 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 4.6 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.
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
49.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.6dB