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26 Chestnut Rise, Bar Hill, Cambridge, CB23 8TF

2 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
59 m²
635 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 56
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 26 Chestnut Rise

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

26 Chestnut Rise is a two-bedroom detached house in Bar Hill, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 8TF). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2017) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).

At 59 m² it sits well below the postcode median (98 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2019–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£496/sq ft) was about 111.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £315,000 in November 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

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

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
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

A
B
C
D
D56
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 26 Chestnut Rise, Bar Hill, Cambridge, CB23 8TF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

26 Chestnut Rise has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.

  1. Apr 2021
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Side and rear of property

    Two storey rear and single storey side extensions

    Agent
    Martin Cowling Architect Ltd
    Council
    South Cambridgeshire District Council
    Documents
    23 docs on file
    Reference
    21/00751/HFUL
    View planning record
  2. Feb 2021
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Side and rear of property

    Two storey rear and single storey side extensions

    Agent
    Martin Cowling Architect Ltd
    Council
    South Cambridgeshire District Council
    Documents
    21 docs on file
    Reference
    21/00751/HFUL
    View planning record

What's in 26 Chestnut Rise, Bar Hill, Cambridge, CB23 8TF's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£329,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.6% per year over 3 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£315,000

Growth on file: 8.6% per year over 3 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 9 November 2021Most recent

    £315,000

    +23.5%over 2 years
  2. 14 April 2019

    £255,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB23 8TF: £367,500 (2025–2023).

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On the street

Versus other Chestnut Rise homes

Four headline reads against 19 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 26 Chestnut Rise lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,339

Street avg £3,112

Strongly above

Floor Area

59 m²

Street avg 95 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.5 t/year

Street avg 3.5 t/year

On par
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Cambridge district page.

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Closest school

0.6 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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

55.5dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for CB23 8TF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

48.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
Map

Everything within walking distance

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

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 26 Chestnut Rise, Bar Hill, Cambridge, CB23 8TF. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.