18 Orchard Close, Harston, Cambridge, CB22 7PT
About 18 Orchard Close
18 Orchard Close is a five-bedroom detached house in Harston, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB22 7PT). It has a recorded floor area of 190 m² (around 2045 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2012 onwards and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (August 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Other recorded features include a conservatory.
At 190 m² the property is well over the postcode median (128 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2011–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£416/sq ft) was about 36.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £850,000 in September 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront and rear
- GarageYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 11 May 2031
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
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Planning history
18 Orchard Close has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£914,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.2% per year over 10 years.
£850,000
Growth on file: 4.2% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
2 September 2021Most recent
£850,000
+49.9%over 9 years20 October 2011
£567,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB22 7PT: £767,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in CB22 7PT
29 Orchard Close, Harston, Cambridge, CB22 7PT
Sold Jul 2024
£82,50022 Orchard Close, Harston, Cambridge, CB22 7PT
Sold Jan 2022
£775,00010 Orchard Close, Harston, Cambridge, CB22 7PT
Sold Sept 2021
£935,0004 Orchard Close, Harston, Cambridge, CB22 7PT
Sold Sept 2017
£767,00020 Orchard Close, Harston, Cambridge, CB22 7PT
Sold Sept 2017
£875,000
Versus other Orchard Close homes
Floor Area for 18 Orchard Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,474
Street avg £3,618
Floor Area
190 m²
Street avg 133 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 3.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.1dB







