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12 Orchard Close, Harston, Cambridge, CB22 7PT

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Floor area
180 m²
1938 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 65
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 12 Orchard Close

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

12 Orchard Close is a five-bedroom detached house in Harston, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB22 7PT). It has a recorded floor area of 180 m² (around 1938 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 180 m² the property is well over the postcode median (128 m² across 21 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. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 11 years since the last transfer (July 2015). Across 1998–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £816,000 is 31.6% above the 2015 sale price.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms5
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

12 Orchard Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Mar 2025

Current Certificate
Mar 2015

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 5 March 2025

New assessment needed to sell or let
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12 Orchard Close, Harston, Cambridge, CB22 7PT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 12 Orchard Close, Harston, Cambridge, CB22 7PT

1decisions1extensions6documents
  1. Mar 2018
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property

    Single Storey Extension to Rear and Side including Conversion of Existing Garage & Associated External Works.

    Council
    South Cambridgeshire District Council
    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    S/0315/18/FL
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has at least doubled since 1998.

Current estimate

£816,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 17 years.

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Last sold (2015)

£620,000

Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 16 July 2015Most recent

    £620,000

    +188.4%over 17 years
  2. 7 April 1998

    £215,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB22 7PT: £775,000 (2024–2021).

On the street

Versus other Orchard Close homes

Four headline reads against 18 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 12 Orchard Close runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,444

Street avg £3,687

On par

Floor Area

180 m²

Street avg 134 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

6.6 t/year

Street avg 2.9 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Cambridge district page.

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

82/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

2.7 km

Foxton Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.2 km

Harston and Newton Primary School. 4 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CB22 7PT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CB22 7PT

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CB22 7PT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.1dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 12 Orchard Close, Harston, Cambridge, CB22 7PT. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.