The Farmery, Gog Magog Hills Estate, Babraham, Cambridge, CB22 3AE
About The Farmery
The Farmery is a three-bedroom detached house in Babraham, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB22 3AE). It has a recorded floor area of 158 m² (around 1701 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2023) shows a G (score 11), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (September 2012); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 158 m² the property is well over the postcode median (121 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£576/sq ft) was about 28.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2023 for £980,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
The Farmery sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 29 August 2033
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
2 applications on record at The Farmery, Gog Magog Hills Estate, Babraham, Cambridge, CB22 3AE
- Jul 2025PorchFullOutcome in report
Minor alteration to existing dwelling house to include: infill to courtyard, replacement windows and doors, minor reconfiguration to window and door openings, slight widening and reclad of front porch and installation of an Air Source Heat pump.
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
ExtensionNew Windows- Documents
- 32 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/02031/HFUL
- More recent applications — locked
- ConditionsSept 2025Decision
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Sales history & valuation
The Farmery valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£979,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£980,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
2 November 2023Most recent
£980,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in CB22 3AE: £703,500 (2020–2000).
Versus other Gog Magog Hills Estate homes
EPC Rating for The Farmery lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
11 (G)
Street avg 44 (E)
Floor Area
158 m²
Street avg 129 m²
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 8.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
82/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
2.5 km
Stapleford Community Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.2dB

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42.9dB







