What kind of home is 1 Barrowcrofts, CB24 9EU?

1 Barrowcrofts, CB24 9EU is a 5-bedroom semi-detached house.

When did 1 Barrowcrofts, CB24 9EU last change hands?

1 Barrowcrofts, CB24 9EU last sold for £524,000 in October 2016, around 10 years ago. Before that, it sold for £89,000 in January 1996, so prices have been rising over 21 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 1 Barrowcrofts, CB24 9EU changed over time?

Across 2 sales between January 1996 and October 2016, 1 Barrowcrofts, CB24 9EU rose from £89,000 to £524,000, a change of £435,000. That works out to roughly +8.9% per year compounded over 21 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 1 Barrowcrofts, CB24 9EU have?

The current EPC rating for 1 Barrowcrofts, CB24 9EU is D with a score of 62 out of 100, lodged in August 2015. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 1 Barrowcrofts, CB24 9EU?

1 Barrowcrofts, CB24 9EU has a recorded floor area of 160 m² (1,722 sq ft), around 32 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 10% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CB24 9EU. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 1 Barrowcrofts, CB24 9EU use?

The latest EPC at 1 Barrowcrofts, CB24 9EU records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 1 Barrowcrofts, CB24 9EU?

1 Barrowcrofts, CB24 9EU is in council tax band D.

Which area is 1 Barrowcrofts, CB24 9EU in?

1 Barrowcrofts, CB24 9EU sits in Histon, Cambridge, Cambridge. It falls within the CB24 postcode district in Cambridgeshire.

What is crime like near 1 Barrowcrofts, CB24 9EU?

Police records around 1 Barrowcrofts, CB24 9EU show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Burglary makes up roughly 18% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 1 Barrowcrofts, CB24 9EU?

The closest primary school to 1 Barrowcrofts, CB24 9EU is Histon and Impington Park Primary School (511m), one of 5 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Impington Village College (1.5km).

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1 Barrowcrofts, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9EU

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

160 m²

1722 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 62

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 1 Barrowcrofts

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

1 Barrowcrofts is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Histon, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 9EU). It has a recorded floor area of 160 m² (around 1722 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2015) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). The latest certificate is from August 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 160 m² it's 18.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (135 m² median across 6 EPCs). 10 years since the last transfer (October 2016). Across 1996–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £625,000 is 19.3% above the 2016 sale price.

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms5
Bathrooms2

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

1 Barrowcrofts's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Aug 2025

EPC Rating

D62

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

6.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Barrowcrofts, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9EU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Barrowcrofts has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

3applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Price for 1 Barrowcrofts has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.

Current estimate

£625,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.9% per year over 21 years.

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Last sold (2016)

£524,000

Growth on file: 8.9% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

27 October 2016Most recent
£524,000
+488.8%over 20 years
5 January 1996
£89,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB24 9EU: £535,000 (2023–2012).

Nearby sales in CB24 9EU

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On the street

Versus other Barrowcrofts homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 1 Barrowcrofts runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,275

Street avg £3,658

On par

Floor Area

160 m²

Street avg 153 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

6.6 t/year

Street avg 5.6 t/year

Below

Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Cambridge report

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

0.5 km

Histon and Impington Park Primary School. 6 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CB24 9EU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CB24 9EU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.8dB

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