1 The Spinney, Bar Hill, Cambridge, CB23 8ST
About 1 The Spinney
1 The Spinney is a detached house in Bar Hill, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 8ST). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2015) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 77 m² it's 22.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (63 m² median across 43 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
1 The Spinney sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 May 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 The Spinney has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
1 The Spinney has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£317,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB23 8ST: £285,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in CB23 8ST
39 The Spinney, Bar Hill, Cambridge, CB23 8ST
Sold Nov 2024
£195,00050 The Spinney, Bar Hill, Cambridge, CB23 8ST
Sold May 2024
£270,00016 The Spinney, Bar Hill, Cambridge, CB23 8ST
Sold Jan 2024
£500,00027 The Spinney, Bar Hill, Cambridge, CB23 8ST
Sold Oct 2023
£285,00011 The Spinney, Bar Hill, Cambridge, CB23 8ST
Sold Feb 2022
£325,000
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Versus other The Spinney homes
On epc rating, 1 The Spinney runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
51 (E)
Street avg 68 (D)
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 70 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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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
50.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.7dB