5 Bush Close, Comberton, Cambridge, CB23 7EG
About 5 Bush Close
5 Bush Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Comberton, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 7EG). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in February 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 104), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.
At 86 m² the property is well over the postcode median (65 m² across 44 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2026. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2009–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £388,000 is 17.6% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£356/sq ft) was about 30% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2020 for £330,000.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- LandYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
Energy performance
5 Bush Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Jan 2026DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Part single, part two storey rear extension and single storey side extension, following demolition of existing rear single storey extension.
- Agent
- Chris Todd MCIAT
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
Extension- Documents
- 22 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/04641/HFUL
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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.
£388,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.3% per year over 11 years.
£330,000
Growth on file: 4.3% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
10 August 2020Most recent
£330,000
+60.2%over 11 years28 May 2009
£206,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB23 7EG: £346,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in CB23 7EG
37 Bush Close, Comberton, Cambridge, CB23 7EG
Sold Oct 2025
£165,00036 Bush Close, Comberton, Cambridge, CB23 7EG
Sold Apr 2025
£346,00036a, Bush Close, Comberton, Cambridge, CB23 7EG
Sold Feb 2025
£745,00047 Bush Close, Comberton, Cambridge, CB23 7EG
Sold Nov 2024
£350,00011 Bush Close, Comberton, Cambridge, CB23 7EG
Sold May 2024
£235,000
Everything we know about 5 Bush 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 Bush Close homes
EPC Rating for 5 Bush Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,837
Street avg £3,453
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 3.8 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
0.4 km
Meridian Primary School. 3 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
37.4dB