12 Hines Lane, Comberton, Cambridge, CB23 7BZ
About 12 Hines Lane
12 Hines Lane is a two-bedroom detached house in Comberton, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 7BZ). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2012) shows an F (score 31), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from June 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. 7 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2002–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£876/sq ft) was about 287.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £556,250 in February 2019.
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against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
12 Hines Lane sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Jun 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Oct 2021Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1- Walnut- reduce and shape crown by 2 meters to maintain in its current location T2- Leylandii- poor form, remove G3- 4x Maples- poor form, very whippy, reduce in height by 4 meters
- Agent
- Oakes and Watson
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/0982/TTCA
- Jul 2018Tree WorksTreesIn report
(T1) Prunus - reduce and shape by approximately 2.5 meters to maintain this tree in its current location and reduce the risk of limb failure. (T2) Hazel - reduce and shape in to a fan by approximately 2.5 meters maintaining a screen. - cut back from lawn by approximately 0.5 meters. to ensure the longevity of this tree whilst maintaining a screen.
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- S/2314/18/TC
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Sales history & valuation
12 Hines Lane has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.
£582,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 17 years.
£556,250
Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
14 February 2019Most recent
£556,250
+58.9%over 6 years1 November 2012
£350,000
+55.6%over 10 years4 January 2002
£225,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB23 7BZ: £217,500 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in CB23 7BZ
6 Hines Lane, Comberton, Cambridge, CB23 7BZ
Sold Mar 2024
£965,0005 Hines Lane, Comberton, Cambridge, CB23 7BZ
Sold Aug 2021
£217,50013 Hines Lane, Comberton, Cambridge, CB23 7BZ
Sold Jun 2019
£207,50017 Hines Lane, Comberton, Cambridge, CB23 7BZ
Sold Apr 2018
£145,00029 Hines Lane, Comberton, Cambridge, CB23 7BZ
Sold Jan 2017
£690,000
Everything we know about 12 Hines Lane, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Hines Lane homes
12 Hines Lane outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£9,428
Street avg £3,397
Floor Area
59 m²
Street avg 96 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 5.8 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
Meridian Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB