What type of property is 12 Kings Grove, CB23 7AZ?

12 Kings Grove, CB23 7AZ is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 12 Kings Grove, CB23 7AZ?

12 Kings Grove, CB23 7AZ last sold for £450,000 in May 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £320,000 in July 2013, so prices have been rising over 9 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 12 Kings Grove, CB23 7AZ appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between July 2013 and May 2022, 12 Kings Grove, CB23 7AZ rose from £320,000 to £450,000, a change of £130,000. That works out to roughly +4% per year compounded over 9 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 12 Kings Grove, CB23 7AZ have?

The current EPC rating for 12 Kings Grove, CB23 7AZ is E with a score of 50 out of 100, lodged in April 2013. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 12 Kings Grove, CB23 7AZ?

12 Kings Grove, CB23 7AZ has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (1,012 sq ft), around 47 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 11% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CB23 7AZ. Source: EPC Register.

How is 12 Kings Grove, CB23 7AZ heated?

The latest EPC at 12 Kings Grove, CB23 7AZ records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Are there any planning records for 12 Kings Grove, CB23 7AZ?

The most recent planning decision at 12 Kings Grove, CB23 7AZ was a refusal for single-storey rear extension (ref. 23/00706/PRIOR) in March 2023. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 12 Kings Grove, CB23 7AZ?

12 Kings Grove, CB23 7AZ is in council tax band D.

Where is 12 Kings Grove, CB23 7AZ located?

12 Kings Grove, CB23 7AZ sits in Barton, Cambridge, Cambridge. It falls within the CB23 postcode district in Cambridgeshire.

Is 12 Kings Grove, CB23 7AZ in a safe area?

Police records around 12 Kings Grove, CB23 7AZ show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 9 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 45% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 12 Kings Grove, CB23 7AZ?

The closest primary school to 12 Kings Grove, CB23 7AZ is Barton CofE VA Primary School (284m), one of 3 primaries within walking distance.

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12 Kings Grove, Barton, Cambridge, CB23 7AZ

1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

94 m²

1012 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 50

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 12 Kings Grove

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

12 Kings Grove is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Barton, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 7AZ). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2013) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from April 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

One planning record on file: an extension refused in 2023. Across 2013–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4% per year. Most recent transfer: May 2022 at £450,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

12 Kings Grove'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 09 Apr 2023

EPC Rating

E50

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

7.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12 Kings Grove, Barton, Cambridge, CB23 7AZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

A a single-storey rear extension application was refused at 12 Kings Grove in 2023.

Mar 2023
ExtensionOutline
In report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Ground floor rear extension and re-roof of existing dining area
Agent
Camplans Ltd
Council
South Cambridgeshire District Council
Documents
9 docs on file
Reference
23/00706/PRIOR
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£481,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.0% per year over 9 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£450,000

Growth on file: 4.0% per year over 9 years.

Sales timeline

9 May 2022Most recent
£450,000
+40.6%over 8 years
29 July 2013
£320,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB23 7AZ: £495,000 (2025–2024).

Nearby sales in CB23 7AZ

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On the street

Versus other Kings Grove homes

Four headline reads against 32 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

CO₂ Emissions for 12 Kings Grove lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,787

Street avg £4,576

On par

Floor Area

94 m²

Street avg 100 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

7.6 t/year

Street avg 5.5 t/year

Strongly below

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Cambridge report

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

Barton CofE VA Primary School. 3 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CB23 7AZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CB23 7AZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.3dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

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Map

Everything within walking distance

Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 3 points of interest in total.

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