1 Papworths Close, Over, Cambridge, CB24 5WH
About 1 Papworths Close
1 Papworths Close is a five-bedroom detached house in Over, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 5WH). It has a recorded floor area of 242 m² (around 2605 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (September 2018) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension, a porch and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£347/sq ft) was about 88.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2022 for £905,000. 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageDouble
Energy performance
1 Papworths Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Apr 2019PorchFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Demolish existing conservatory single storey rear extension and extension of front porch
- Agent
- Visual Creations Ltd
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
ExtensionDemolition- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- S/0439/19/FL
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 Papworths Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£908,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.0% per year over 21 years.
£905,000
Growth on file: 4.0% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
16 November 2022Most recent
£905,000
+24.8%over 4 years18 October 2018
£725,000
+83.5%over 16 years29 November 2001
£395,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB24 5WH: £572,000 (2016–2001).
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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 Papworths Close homes
1 Papworths Close outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,740
Street avg £2,745
Floor Area
242 m²
Street avg 227 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 10 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.0 t/year
Street avg 7.1 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
0.2 km
Over Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.6dB