12 Hillcrest, Bar Hill, Cambridge, CB23 8TG
About 12 Hillcrest
12 Hillcrest is a three-bedroom detached house in Bar Hill, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 8TG). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows a C (score 72). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since October 2013. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86).
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2014. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 94 m² it's 26.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (74 m² median across 30 EPCs). Across 2010–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £426,000 is 23.5% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£341/sq ft) was about 59.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2019 for £345,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
12 Hillcrest has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.
- Mar 2014ExtensionAmendmentIn report
Extension: Single storey
Applicatioin for Certificate of Lawful Proposed Development for Proposed Single Storey Domestic Extension
- Agent
- Cook & Cook
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- S/0235/14/LD
What's in 12 Hillcrest, Bar Hill, Cambridge, CB23 8TG's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
12 Hillcrest has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2010.
£426,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.7% per year over 9 years.
£345,000
Growth on file: 8.7% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
22 August 2019Most recent
£345,000
+50.0%over 5 years17 January 2014
£230,000
+46.5%over 3 years12 March 2010
£157,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB23 8TG: £285,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in CB23 8TG
47 Hillcrest, Bar Hill, Cambridge, CB23 8TG
Sold Sept 2025
£240,00048 Hillcrest, Bar Hill, Cambridge, CB23 8TG
Sold Nov 2024
£240,00037 Hillcrest, Bar Hill, Cambridge, CB23 8TG
Sold Oct 2024
£290,00051 Hillcrest, Bar Hill, Cambridge, CB23 8TG
Sold Oct 2024
£285,00045 Hillcrest, Bar Hill, Cambridge, CB23 8TG
Sold Apr 2024
£290,000
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Versus other Hillcrest homes
Price per m²
£3,670
Street avg £3,449
Floor Area
94 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 3.4 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
53.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.7dB