9 Otter Close, Bar Hill, Cambridge, CB23 8EA
About 9 Otter Close
9 Otter Close is a mid-terrace house in Bar Hill, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 8EA). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2015) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since February 1995 — that's 31 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £268,000 sits 425.5% above the 1995 sale of £51,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£48/sq ft) was about 72.4% below the postcode norm. At 98 m² it's 24.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (79 m² median across 33 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 May 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
9 Otter Close has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
9 Otter Close's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).
£268,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£51,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
13 February 1995Most recent
£51,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB23 8EA: £240,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in CB23 8EA
16 Otter Close, Bar Hill, Cambridge, CB23 8EA
Sold Mar 2025
£258,00014 Otter Close, Bar Hill, Cambridge, CB23 8EA
Sold Dec 2024
£240,00017 Otter Close, Bar Hill, Cambridge, CB23 8EA
Sold Apr 2024
£252,50021 Otter Close, Bar Hill, Cambridge, CB23 8EA
Sold Mar 2024
£240,00035 Otter Close, Bar Hill, Cambridge, CB23 8EA
Sold Sept 2022
£240,000
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Versus other Otter Close homes
9 Otter Close outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£520
Street avg £2,338
Floor Area
98 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
0.5 km
Bar Hill Community Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.0dB