20 Acorn Avenue, Bar Hill, Cambridge, CB23 8DT
About 20 Acorn Avenue
20 Acorn Avenue is a four-bedroom detached house in Bar Hill, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 8DT). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £424,000 is 22.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£302/sq ft) was about 50.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £345,000 in March 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A recent planning application at 20 Acorn Avenue was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Nov 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Single storey front and rear extensions and retrospective constuction of a timber shed in the front garden - resubmission of 21/02330/HFUL
- Agent
- Grandad Fixit Handyman Services
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
Retrospective- Documents
- 52 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/03769/HFUL
- Aug 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Single storey front extension and two storey rear extension.
- Agent
- Grandad Fixit Handyman Services
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 57 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/02330/HFUL
What's in 20 Acorn Avenue, Bar Hill, Cambridge, CB23 8DT's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£424,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£345,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 March 2021Most recent
£345,000
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
Habitable Rooms for 20 Acorn Avenue lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,255
Street avg £2,517
Floor Area
106 m²
Street avg 110 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 4.2 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.
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
58.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
50.1dB