House prices in CB23 7 (Hardwick)

This article reveals price per square foot data and various charts to help you understand current housing market in 'CB23 7' (Hardwick, Great Cambourne) - statistics were last calculated on 30 August 2024.


Defining 'CB23 7'

This analysis is limited to properties whose postcode starts with "CB23 7", this is also called the postcode sector. It is shown in red on the map above. There are no official names for postcode sectors so I've just labelled it Hardwick.

You can click on the map to change sector, or you can enter a different postcode sector (e.g. CM23 4) below.

FYI, a postcode sector is the full postcode without the last two letters.

Price per square foot

Knowing the average house price in Hardwick is not much use. However, knowing average price per square foot can be quite useful. Price per sqft allows some comparison between properties of different size. We define price per square foot as the sold price divided by the internal area of a property:

£ per sqft = price ÷ internal area
E.g. 122, Cambridge Road, Hardwick, Great Cambourne, sold for £695,000 on Jul-2024. Given the internal area of 1,625 square feet, the price per sqft is £427.

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The chart below is called a histogram, it helps you see the distribution of this house price per sqft data. To make this chart we put the sales data into a series of £ per sqft 'buckets' (e.g. £343-£371, £371-£399, £399-£427 etc...) we then count the number of sales with within in each bucket and plot the results. The chart is based on 127 sales in Hardwick (CB23 7) that took place in the last two years.

Distribution of £ per sqft for Hardwick, Great Cambourne
Distribution of £ per sqft house prices in Hardwick

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You can see the spread of prices above. This is because although internal area is a key factor in determining valuation, it is not the only factor. Many factors other than size affect desirability; these factors could be condition, aspect, garden size, negotiating power of the vendor etc.

The spread of prices will give you a feel of the typical range to expect in Hardwick (CB23 7). Of the 127 transactions, half were sold for between £354 and £461 per square foot. The median, or 'middle', price per square foot in 'CB23 7' is £406. Notably, only 25% of properties that sold recently were valued at more than £461 sqft. For anything to be valued more than this means it has to be more desireable than the clear majority of homes.

Price map for Hardwick, Great Cambourne

Do have a look at the interactive price map I created. I find it useful and I am sure it will help you in exploring Great Cambourne. You can zoom in all the way to individual properties and then all the way back out to see the whole country. The colours show the current estimated property values.

Property price heatmap for Hardwick
House price heatmap for Hardwick, Great Cambourne

Comparison with neighbouring postcode sectors

The table below shows how 'CB23 7' compares to neighbouring postcode sectors.

Postcode sector Lower quartile Middle quartile Upper quartile
CB23 8 Bar Hill £346 sqft £391 sqft £425 sqft
CB23 4 Elsworth £325 sqft £383 sqft £408 sqft
CB23 7 Hardwick £354 sqft £406 sqft £461 sqft
CB23 2 Bourn £361 sqft £410 sqft £500 sqft
CB23 5 Great Cambourne £261 sqft £305 sqft £367 sqft
CB23 6 Upper Cambourne £295 sqft £364 sqft £413 sqft
CB23 3 Papworth Everard £287 sqft £332 sqft £379 sqft
CB23 1 Haslingfield £366 sqft £430 sqft £517 sqft

Will Great Cambourne house prices drop in 2024?

I cannot tell the future and don't believe anyone who says they can. I can however plot price trends - I have done this in the chart below for CB23 7 (Hardwick) compared with both the wider area CB23 and inflation (CPIH from the Office of National Statistics). The dashed trend lines in the chart show the average over time.

Historic price per square foot in Hardwick,Great Cambourne
House price trends for Hardwick

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For the most recent sales activity, rather than a summarized average, it is better to see the underlying data. This is shown in the chart below, where blue dots represent individual sales, click on them to see details. If there is an obvious trend you should be able to spot it here amid the noise from outliers.

Most recent CB23 7 sales
Recent trends for Hardwick

Data from Land Registry comes in gradually over time. I update it every month but it takes about 5 months for the majority of sales for Great Cambourne to be recorded. Disclaimer: I do not verify and cannot guarantee the accuracy of any data shown. Outliers exist in the data, typically these are where the EPC registry records the internal area incorrectly, sometimes although very rarely the Land Registry price paid data can be wrong. The data provided throughout this website about Great Cambourne and any other area, is not financial advice. Any information provided does not and cannot ever take in to account the particular financial situation, objectives or property needs of either you or anyone reading this information.

Street level data

Street Avg size Avg £sqft Recent sales
Limes Road, Hardwick, CB23 7X 914 sqft £424 20
Highfields Road, Hardwick, CB23 7N 0 sqft £360 16
Silverdale Avenue, Hardwick, CB23 7P 893 sqft £409 12
Wimpole Road, Hardwick, CB23 7A 0 sqft £492 10
Swaynes Lane, Hardwick, CB23 7E 0 sqft £410 9
West Drive, Hardwick, CB23 7N 0 sqft £373 9
Barton Road, Hardwick, CB23 7B 0 sqft £443 9
Hillfield Road, Hardwick, CB23 7D 785 sqft £364 8

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New build activity

Street Avg size Avg £sqft New build sales
Johnson Drive, Hardwick, CB23 7E 0 sqft £392 13
Webb Close, Hardwick, CB23 7E 0 sqft £452 9

Johnson Drive, Hardwick, CB23 7E has seen 13 new build sales in the last 4 years (average price £511,854). These new build homes typically have an internal area of 1,323 sqft, with an average price of £392 sqft. This £sqm average is £-14 below the average for CB23 7. New builds typically command a £ per sqft premium. In the case of Johnson Drive the premium seems not to exist. Without more info we can only speculate why this may be. Perhaps it may be greater density and smaller gardens, but this is just a guess.

Raw data

Our analysis of Hardwick is derived from what is essentially a big table of sold prices from Land Registry with added property size information. Below are three rows from this table to give you an idea.

Address Paid sqft £/sqft
122, Cambridge Rd, Hardwick, Great Cambourne £695,000
Jul-2024
1,625 427
32, Barrons Way, Hardwick, Great Cambourne £640,000
Jun-2024
1,528 418
87, West Drive, Hardwick, Great Cambourne £370,000
Jun-2024
1,259 293

See the entire list of all sales in Hardwick (CB23 7) here.

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