5 Clare Drive, Highfields Caldecote, Cambridge, CB23 7UY
About 5 Clare Drive
5 Clare Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Highfields Caldecote, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 7UY). It has a recorded floor area of 147 m² (around 1582 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).
Untraded for 25 years, with the last transfer in March 2001. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 147 m² the property is well over the postcode median (87 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £684,000 sits 180.3% above the 2001 sale of £243,995. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£154/sq ft) was about 25.7% below the postcode norm.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- Garagedouble
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Clare Drive has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
5 Clare Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£684,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£243,995
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 March 2001Most recent
£243,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB23 7UY: £425,000 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in CB23 7UY
19 Clare Drive, Highfields Caldecote, Cambridge, CB23 7UY
Sold Mar 2025
£315,0002 Clare Drive, Highfields Caldecote, Cambridge, CB23 7UY
Sold Jun 2023
£425,00023 Clare Drive, Highfields Caldecote, Cambridge, CB23 7UY
Sold Jul 2022
£395,0007 Clare Drive, Highfields Caldecote, Cambridge, CB23 7UY
Sold Mar 2021
£530,0009 Clare Drive, Highfields Caldecote, Cambridge, CB23 7UY
Sold Aug 2017
£530,000
Everything we know about 5 Clare Drive, 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 Clare Drive homes
Price per m² for 5 Clare Drive lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,660
Street avg £3,323
Floor Area
147 m²
Street avg 99 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 3.3 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
0.5 km
Caldecote 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
44.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB