17 Albacore Road, Upper Cambourne, Cambridge, CB23 6JH
About 17 Albacore Road
17 Albacore Road is a five-bedroom detached house in Upper Cambourne, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 6JH). It has a recorded floor area of 175 m² (around 1884 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2012-2021. The latest certificate (September 2025) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (October 2015); 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 83). Other recorded features include a balcony.
At 175 m² the property is well over the postcode median (125 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2015–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at -10.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £507,000 sits 81.7% above the 2020 sale of £279,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£148/sq ft) was about 45.8% below the postcode norm. Last sale on file: £279,000 in March 2020.
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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
- Bathrooms3
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- DrivewayYes
- BalconyYes
Building
- Heating systemair_source
Energy performance
17 Albacore Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
17 Albacore Road 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
Latest sale on 17 Albacore Road was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£507,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -10.9% per year over 4 years.
£279,000
Growth on file: -10.9% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
27 March 2020Most recent
£279,000
-40.0%over 4 years22 October 2015
£464,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB23 6JH: £450,000 (2021–2015).
Nearby sales in CB23 6JH
19 Albacore Road, Upper Cambourne, Cambridge, CB23 6JH
Sold Sept 2021
£465,0007 Albacore Road, Upper Cambourne, Cambridge, CB23 6JH
Sold May 2021
£450,0005 Albacore Road, Upper Cambourne, Cambridge, CB23 6JH
Sold Jan 2020
£580,0004 Albacore Road, Upper Cambourne, Cambridge, CB23 6JH
Sold Mar 2018
£405,0006 Albacore Road, Upper Cambourne, Cambridge, CB23 6JH
Sold Dec 2015
£374,950
Everything we know about 17 Albacore Road, 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 Albacore Road homes
Price per m² for 17 Albacore Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,594
Street avg £3,076
Floor Area
175 m²
Street avg 133 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 1.8 t/year
Years Held
6 years
Street avg 10 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
0.6 km
The Vine Inter-Church Primary School. 6 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
44.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB