What type of property is 21 Otter Close, CB23 8EA?

21 Otter Close, CB23 8EA is a 3-bedroom end-of-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for 21 Otter Close, CB23 8EA?

21 Otter Close, CB23 8EA last sold for £240,000 in March 2024, around 2 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £48,000 in July 1996. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 21 Otter Close, CB23 8EA?

Across 3 sales between July 1996 and March 2024, 21 Otter Close, CB23 8EA rose from £48,000 to £240,000, a change of £192,000. That works out to roughly +6% per year compounded over 28 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 21 Otter Close, CB23 8EA?

The current EPC rating for 21 Otter Close, CB23 8EA is C with a score of 70 out of 100, lodged in February 2023. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 21 Otter Close, CB23 8EA?

21 Otter Close, CB23 8EA has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (861 sq ft), around 27 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 21 Otter Close, CB23 8EA heated?

The latest EPC at 21 Otter Close, CB23 8EA records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 21 Otter Close, CB23 8EA?

21 Otter Close, CB23 8EA is in council tax band C.

Where is 21 Otter Close, CB23 8EA located?

21 Otter Close, CB23 8EA sits in Bar Hill, Cambridge, Cambridge. It falls within the CB23 postcode district in Cambridgeshire.

How safe is the area around 21 Otter Close, CB23 8EA?

Police records around 21 Otter Close, CB23 8EA show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 9 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 45% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 21 Otter Close, CB23 8EA?

The closest primary school to 21 Otter Close, CB23 8EA is Bar Hill Community Primary School (491m), one of 2 primaries within walking distance.

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21 Otter Close, Bar Hill, Cambridge, CB23 8EA

3 sales on record

Property type

End terrace

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

80 m²

861 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 70

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 21 Otter Close

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

21 Otter Close is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Bar Hill, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 8EA). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86).

Across 1996–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £270,000 is 12.5% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£279/sq ft) was about 59.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £240,000 in March 2024.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

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Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2

Building

Heating systemgas

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

C70

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 21 Otter Close, Bar Hill, Cambridge, CB23 8EA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

21 Otter Close has no planning applications on record.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

21 Otter Close has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.

Current estimate

£270,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 28 years.

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Last sold (2024)

£240,000

Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 28 years.

Sales timeline

1 March 2024Most recent
£240,000
+127.5%over 21 years
28 March 2002
£105,500
+119.8%over 5 years
25 July 1996
£48,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB23 8EA: £240,000 (2025–2021).

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Versus other Otter Close homes

Four headline reads against 31 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for 21 Otter Close lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,000

Street avg £2,246

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Floor Area

80 m²

Street avg 81 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

2.9 t/year

Street avg 3.3 t/year

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Closest school

0.5 km

Bar Hill Community Primary School. 2 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CB23 8EA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CB23 8EA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.0dB

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Everything within walking distance

Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 2 points of interest in total.

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