23 Clare Street, Cambridge, CB4 3BY
About 23 Clare Street
23 Clare Street is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Cambridge (CB4 3BY). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£625/sq ft) was about 124.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold February 2021 for £740,000. 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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jun 2024Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1-Birch Fell T2-Birch Crown thin by 30% T3-Birch Crown Raise to 6m above ground
- Council
- Cambridge City Council
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/0462/TTCA
- Jan 2018Loft ConversionFullIn report
Loft conversion incorporating rear dormer.
- Council
- Cambridge City Council
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/1972/FUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 23 Clare Street
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.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 23 Clare Street has grown more than fourfold since the 2000 starting point.
£779,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 21 years.
£740,000
Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
26 February 2021Most recent
£740,000
+150.8%over 15 years18 August 2005
£295,000
+79.9%over 5 years7 January 2000
£164,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB4 3BY: £725,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in CB4 3BY
Everything we know about 23 Clare Street, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
Versus other Clare Street homes
On price per m², 23 Clare Street stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£6,727
Street avg £5,072
Floor Area
110 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 5.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
2.8 km
Cambridge Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Luke's CofE Primary School. 21 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.4dB