1 Watermead, Bar Hill, Cambridge, CB23 8TJ
About 1 Watermead
1 Watermead is a detached house in Bar Hill, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 8TJ). It has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (around 1421 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2016. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).
At 132 m² the property is well over the postcode median (51 m² across 35 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Cavity wall insulation installed
Planning history
1 Watermead has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Jan 2023ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
First floor extension to rear.
- Agent
- Vision Structures Ltd
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/05317/HFUL
What's in 1 Watermead, Bar Hill, Cambridge, CB23 8TJ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
1 Watermead has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£479,000
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 8TJ: £260,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in CB23 8TJ
52 Watermead, Bar Hill, Cambridge, CB23 8TJ
Sold Sept 2025
£325,00039 Watermead, Bar Hill, Cambridge, CB23 8TJ
Sold Aug 2024
£260,00012 Watermead, Bar Hill, Cambridge, CB23 8TJ
Sold Apr 2024
£160,00011 Watermead, Bar Hill, Cambridge, CB23 8TJ
Sold May 2023
£253,00027 Watermead, Bar Hill, Cambridge, CB23 8TJ
Sold Jun 2021
£325,000
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Versus other Watermead homes
1 Watermead outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
64 (D)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
132 m²
Street avg 61 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 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
0.4 km
Bar Hill Community Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.8dB