12a, High Street, Over, Cambridge, CB24 5ND
About 12a
12a is a four-bedroom detached house in Over, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 5ND). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in May 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
It hasn't traded since March 2008, a hold of 18 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £437,000 is 41.9% above the 2008 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£387/sq ft) was about 87.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 74 m² it's 25.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (100 m² median across 23 EPCs).
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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
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
12a has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Apr 2018ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Ground Floor Rear Extension
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- S/0571/18/FL
- Dec 2017ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
- Agent
- Link Architectural Ltd
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- S/3836/17/PA
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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market — a high-water reference point.
£437,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£308,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 March 2008Most recent
£308,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB24 5ND: £435,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in CB24 5ND
76 High Street, Over, Cambridge, CB24 5ND
Sold Jan 2025
£315,00062 High Street, Over, Cambridge, CB24 5ND
Sold Nov 2022
£740,00014 High Street, Over, Cambridge, CB24 5ND
Sold Mar 2022
£400,00080 High Street, Over, Cambridge, CB24 5ND
Sold Jun 2021
£833,00056 High Street, Over, Cambridge, CB24 5ND
Sold Dec 2020
£435,000
Everything we know about 12a, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other High Street homes
Price per m² for 12a runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,162
Street avg £3,036
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 111 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 6.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
0.3 km
Over Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.5dB