5 The Spinney, Bar Hill, Cambridge, CB23 8ST
About 5 The Spinney
5 The Spinney is a detached house in Bar Hill, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 8ST). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2018) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).
It hasn't traded since January 1999, a hold of 27 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 131 m² the property is well over the postcode median (63 m² across 43 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £481,000 sits 307.6% above the 1999 sale of £118,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£84/sq ft) was about 60.7% below the postcode norm.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 The Spinney has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
5 The Spinney's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£481,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£118,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 January 1999Most recent
£118,000
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
Floor Area for 5 The Spinney runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£901
Street avg £2,871
Floor Area
131 m²
Street avg 68 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 2.8 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
50.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.7dB