Maple Close Cambourne, South Cambridgeshire
8 addresses across 2 postcodes (CB23), about 50 m long, classed as a restricted local access road. USRN 35302906.
- Sales: 12 recorded sales since 1995; in 2013 the median was £309,500 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 5 homes have an energy certificate (C: 2, D: 1, E: 2).
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in South Cambridgeshire costs £2,536 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is St Neots, about 12.3 km (7.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 220 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 70 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 8 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Monkfield Medical Practice, about 280 m away.
- People: About 560 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 58% of households owned their home and 55% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 36 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often anti-social behaviour.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1 | £309,500 | £309,500 | £309,500 |
| 2009 | 1 | £245,000 | £245,000 | £245,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £248,000 | £248,000 | £248,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £222,000 | £222,000 | £222,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | £165,000 | £165,000 | £165,000 |
| 2000 | 6 | £161,250 | £135,000 | £220,000 |
| 1999 | 1 | £115,000 | £115,000 | £115,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Feb 2013 | 5 CB23 6AL | Detached | £309,500 | |
| 23 Mar 2009 | 1 CB23 6AL | Detached | £245,000 | |
| 31 Aug 2007 | 7 CB23 6AL | Detached | £248,000 | |
| 6 Jun 2006 | 7 CB23 6AL | Detached | £222,000 | |
| 25 Feb 2002 | 3 CB23 6AL | Detached | £165,000 | |
| 13 Apr 2000 | 5 CB23 6AL | Detached | £185,000 | New build. |
| 25 Feb 2000 | 2 CB23 6AL | Detached | £142,500 | New build. |
| 21 Feb 2000 | 1 CB23 6AL | Detached | £220,000 | New build. |
| 18 Feb 2000 | 3 CB23 6AL | Detached | £135,000 | New build. |
| 28 Jan 2000 | 6 CB23 6AL | Detached | £180,000 | New build. |
| 28 Jan 2000 | 4 CB23 6AL | Detached | £139,950 | New build. |
| 19 Nov 1999 | 7 CB23 6AL | Detached | £115,000 | New build. |
Energy performance certificates
5 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 96 m². Most common: House, detached (5). Built: 1996-2002 (4); 1991-1995 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (4); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (3 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in South Cambridgeshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,536 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,691 | £1,973 | £2,254 | £2,536 | £3,100 | £3,663 | £4,227 | £5,073 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band B (26% of about 620 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: in a protected area: Bourn Parish.
- Green belt: no.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| CB23 6AL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CB23 6AH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 70 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB23 6AH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CB23 6AL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | St Neots 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 12.3 km (7.7 miles) |
| Shepreth 110,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.3 km (8.3 miles) | |
| Foxton 99,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.8 km (8.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 20 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Priory Walk Great Cambourne | 100 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 370 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 42.4 km (26 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Monkfield Medical Practice | 280 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Jardines Pharmacy | 190 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Colosseum Dental (Cambourne) | 90 m |
| Hospital | Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital | 12.8 km (8 miles) |
| Police station | Histon Police Station | 12.7 km (7.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Papworth Everard, Ermine Street North | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 220 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 740 m² | 210 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.2 ha | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.0 ha | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 1.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bourn Windmill, a scheduled monument, 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west. 2 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Bourn Windmill | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Monkfield Wood | Wood | 150 m north-east |
| Poplar Plantation | Wood | 460 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Sirius Lake | Lake or reservoir | 620 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Lake Ewart | Lake or reservoir | 630 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Knapwell Plantation | Wood | 820 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Redgrave Water | Lake or reservoir | 910 m (0.6 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 7 | 8 |
1 of the street's 8 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for South Cambridgeshire: see them on the South Cambridgeshire page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monkfield Park Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 200 m | No published inspection |
| Jeavons Wood Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 560 m (0.3 miles) | Report card (Feb 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Cambourne Village College | Secondary | 11–18 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No overall grade (Mar 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| The Vine Inter-Church Primary School Church of England/Methodist | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Monkfield Arms CB23 6AH | Pub/bar/nightclub | 160 m | 4 Good | 15 Aug 2026 |
| Kindred @ Cambourne CB23 6BJ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 180 m | 5 Very good | 19 Jun 2026 |
| Chutney Joe CB23 6JX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 180 m | 4 Good | 18 Aug 2026 |
| Wokswagon CB23 6JX | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 190 m | 4 Good | 13 Aug 2026 |
| Greens Coffee CB23 6JX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 190 m | 5 Very good | 3 Apr 2025 |
| Churchill’s Fish and Chips CB23 6JN | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 240 m | 5 Very good | 20 Feb 2025 |
| Domino's Pizza CB23 6JN | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 240 m | 5 Very good | 14 Jan 2025 |
| Kidnetics Ltd CB23 6JN | Manufacturers/packers | 240 m | Exempt | |
| Cambourne Green Grocers CB23 6JN | Retailers - other | 240 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Cambourne Community Food Project CB23 6GW | Retailers - other | 360 m | 5 Very good | 24 Feb 2023 |
| Home Bargains CB23 6JL | Retailers - other | 380 m | 5 Very good | 11 Jan 2023 |
| Cambourne Global Mart CB23 6HJ | Retailers - other | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 20 Feb 2025 |
| 19 - The Coffee House CB23 6AF | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 24 Feb 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 16 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 7 |
| Public order | 4 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Conference/Exhibition Centre (16); On or near Priory Walk (14); On or near Jeavons Lane (4); On or near Alder Drive (1); On or near Goldcrest Court (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 58% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 15% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 9% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 25% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 73% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 41% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 23% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 15% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 55% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 82% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Saunders Court · Priory Walk · Elm Tree Close · Alder Drive · Douglas Way · Monkfield Lane · Kemmann Lane · Woodland Walk · Crow Hill Lane · Goldcrest Court · Tithe Way · Chaffinch Way
All the streets in CB23 and across South Cambridgeshire.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.