12 Acorn Avenue, Bar Hill, Cambridge, CB23 8DT
About 12 Acorn Avenue
12 Acorn Avenue is a five-bedroom detached house in Bar Hill, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 8DT). It has a recorded floor area of 137 m² (around 1469 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2011) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). The latest certificate is from January 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since April 1998, a hold of 28 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 137 m² the property is well over the postcode median (105 m² across 30 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £452,000 sits 402.2% above the 1998 sale of £90,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£61/sq ft) was about 69.8% 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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms4
Energy performance
12 Acorn Avenue's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Jan 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
12 Acorn Avenue has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
12 Acorn Avenue's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£452,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£90,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 April 1998Most recent
£90,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB23 8DT: £405,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in CB23 8DT
38 Acorn Avenue, Bar Hill, Cambridge, CB23 8DT
Sold Jul 2025
£417,0009 Acorn Avenue, Bar Hill, Cambridge, CB23 8DT
Sold May 2025
£312,50021 Acorn Avenue, Bar Hill, Cambridge, CB23 8DT
Sold May 2024
£420,00036 Acorn Avenue, Bar Hill, Cambridge, CB23 8DT
Sold Feb 2023
£350,00023 Acorn Avenue, Bar Hill, Cambridge, CB23 8DT
Sold Apr 2022
£405,000
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Versus other Acorn Avenue homes
On price per m², 12 Acorn Avenue runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£659
Street avg £2,621
Floor Area
137 m²
Street avg 109 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
0.1 km
Bar Hill Community Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
58.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
50.1dB