18 Botha Close, Upper Cambourne, Cambridge, CB23 6HZ
About 18 Botha Close
18 Botha Close is a semi-detached house in Upper Cambourne, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 6HZ). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2012-2021. The latest certificate (November 2025) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (November 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
At 60 m² it's 29.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (85 m² median across 13 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs). Across 2014–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£426/sq ft) was about 50.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £275,000 in February 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
The EPC has just been inspected, so the rating reflects current condition.
EPC Rating
Planning history
18 Botha Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£291,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.4% per year over 7 years.
£275,000
Growth on file: 3.4% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
18 February 2022Most recent
£275,000
+26.8%over 7 years15 December 2014
£216,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB23 6HZ: £350,000 (2024–2014).
Nearby sales in CB23 6HZ
3 Botha Close, Upper Cambourne, Cambridge, CB23 6HZ
Sold Jul 2024
£350,0008 Botha Close, Upper Cambourne, Cambridge, CB23 6HZ
Sold Apr 2024
£400,0002 Botha Close, Upper Cambourne, Cambridge, CB23 6HZ
Sold Jun 2021
£423,50016 Botha Close, Upper Cambourne, Cambridge, CB23 6HZ
Sold Dec 2014
£195,0006 Botha Close, Upper Cambourne, Cambridge, CB23 6HZ
Sold Dec 2014
£322,950
Everything we know about 18 Botha 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 Botha Close homes
Price per m² for 18 Botha Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,583
Street avg £3,268
Floor Area
60 m²
Street avg 90 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.6 t/year
Street avg 1.5 t/year
Years Held
4 years
Street avg 9 years
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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
0.5 km
The Vine Inter-Church Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB