5 Arber Close, Bottisham, Cambridge, CB25 9DR
About 5 Arber Close
5 Arber Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bottisham, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB25 9DR). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows a C (score 73). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 93 m² the property is well over the postcode median (64 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 77% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £478,000 is 36.6% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£350/sq ft) was about 88.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 11 years since the last transfer (December 2015).
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenfront_and_rear
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Sept 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Arber Close has an approved single-storey side and rear extension on the planning record.
- Jan 2017ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Single storey side and rear extension.
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/01611/FUL
What's in 5 Arber Close, Bottisham, Cambridge, CB25 9DR's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
5 Arber Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£478,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£350,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
4 December 2015Most recent
£350,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB25 9DR: £362,500 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in CB25 9DR
38 Arber Close, Bottisham, Cambridge, CB25 9DR
Sold Nov 2024
£159,0004 Arber Close, Bottisham, Cambridge, CB25 9DR
Sold Dec 2022
£362,50020 Arber Close, Bottisham, Cambridge, CB25 9DR
Sold Nov 2022
£177,00012 Arber Close, Bottisham, Cambridge, CB25 9DR
Sold Oct 2022
£380,00018a, Arber Close, Bottisham, Cambridge, CB25 9DR
Sold Feb 2021
£395,000
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Versus other Arber Close homes
On co₂ emissions, 5 Arber Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,763
Street avg £3,485
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 4.7 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.
Closest school
0.2 km
Bottisham Village College. 3 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.9dB