8 Old School Close, Burwell, Cambridge, CB25 0AS
About 8 Old School Close
8 Old School Close is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Burwell, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB25 0AS). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2021) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (November 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include a loft. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Untraded for 21 years, with the last transfer in December 2005. At 40 m² it's 23.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (53 m² median across 16 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1995–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £204,000 sits 85.5% above the 2005 sale of £110,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£255/sq ft) was about 21.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bedrooms1
- LoftYes
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- Parkingallocated
- Cul-de-sacYes
Energy performance
8 Old School Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
More low energy lighting installed
Mechanical ventilation installed
Planning history
8 Old School Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
6applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1995.
£204,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.8% per year over 10 years.
£110,000
Growth on file: 11.8% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
2 December 2005Most recent
£110,000
+8.9%over 1 year5 July 2004
£101,000
+184.5%over 8 years4 October 1995
£35,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB25 0AS: £190,000 (2022–2020).
Nearby sales in CB25 0AS
7 Old School Close, Burwell, Cambridge, CB25 0AS
Sold Aug 2022
£225,0005 Old School Close, Burwell, Cambridge, CB25 0AS
Sold Sept 2021
£207,50019 Old School Close, Burwell, Cambridge, CB25 0AS
Sold Sept 2020
£187,0004 Old School Close, Burwell, Cambridge, CB25 0AS
Sold Mar 2020
£190,00016 Old School Close, Burwell, Cambridge, CB25 0AS
Sold Jan 2020
£183,000
Everything we know about 8 Old School Close, 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 Old School Close homes
8 Old School Close is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,750
Street avg £3,387
Floor Area
40 m²
Street avg 53 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 3.7 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
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
2.3 km
Dennis Terrace — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Burwell Village College (Primary). 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB