Cambridge, England

The typical property in CB23

CB23 covers Cambourne and the western Cambridge fringe villages, postwar planned community and surrounding commuter belt.

Area summary

CB23 sits in South Cambridgeshire District Council. The outcode covers Cambourne (a new town built from 1998 onwards), Bourn, Toft, Comberton and surrounding villages west of Cambridge. Cambourne was designed as a planned community with around 4,000 homes built across multiple phases (Great Cambourne, Lower Cambourne, Upper Cambourne). Housing is mixed: older village cottages in surrounding villages, and overwhelmingly modern (post-1998) detached, semi-detached and apartment development in Cambourne itself.

There is no station in Cambourne (a station has been proposed as part of the East-West Rail project but is not yet built). The closest mainline stations are Cambridge (CB1) and St Neots (in PE19). The A428 runs through the outcode.

Employment patterns are commuter into Cambridge, with the wider biomedical and tech cluster as primary destinations.

South Cambridgeshire District operates only mandatory HMO licensing. The Renters' Rights Act 2026 has abolished Section 21 evictions. The proposed 2030 EPC C standard, if enacted, will be more manageable on the newer Cambourne stock.

What the data shows

Average sold
£452,994
From 66 sales
Median sold
£387,500
Dominant stock
detached
Average EPC
77/100
Avg annual energy
£735
Full data for CB23

Researched facts

  • Cambourne was developed from 1998 onwards as a planned new settlement, source
  • The East-West Rail project has proposed a Cambourne station, source
  • South Cambridgeshire District operates only mandatory HMO licensing, source

Buyer notes

  • Watch East-West Rail progress, a station would significantly affect values
  • Newer estate stock has lower EPC upgrade burden
  • A428 traffic noise affects properties near the road

The full CB23 data page

Sold price history, crime totals, EPC distribution, council tax bands and more, pulled live from HM Land Registry, Police UK and the EPC Register.

CB23 property data

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