River Farmhouse, Harston Road, Haslingfield, Cambridge, CB23 1JX
About River Farmhouse
River Farmhouse is a detached house in Haslingfield, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 1JX). It has a recorded floor area of 433 m² (around 4661 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (May 2014) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 433 m² the property is well over the postcode median (122 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 9 planning records sit against the property, 8 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include solar panel installation and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
River Farmhouse's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 May 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
River Farmhouse has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- Mar 2026ConditionsIn report
Submission of details required by condition 3 (mounted PV array) of Listed Building consent 25/03268/LBC
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
Listed- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/03268/CONDA
- Nov 2025Solar PanelsFullIn report
Installation of a ground mounted solar photovoltaic array comprising 18 PV modules in rear garden and installation of a power cable from the shed to the dwelling.
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 24 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/03267/HFUL
What's in River Farmhouse, Harston Road, Haslingfield, Cambridge, CB23 1JX's planning history?
7 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
River Farmhouse has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£1,974,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB23 1JX: £450,000 (2013–2004).
Nearby sales in CB23 1JX
3 River Farm Cottage, Harston Road, Haslingfield, Cambridge, CB23 1JX
Sold Dec 2013
£480,000Field Cottage, Harston Road, Haslingfield, Cambridge, CB23 1JX
Sold May 2011
£450,000The Old Dairy, Harston Road, Haslingfield, Cambridge, CB23 1JX
Sold May 2007
£532,500Pear Tree Cottage, Harston Road, Haslingfield, Cambridge, CB23 1JX
Sold Mar 2006
£392,500The Barn, Harston Road, Haslingfield, Cambridge, CB23 1JX
Sold Sept 1997
£280,000
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Versus other Harston Road homes
River Farmhouse outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
49 (E)
Street avg 54 (E)
Floor Area
433 m²
Street avg 119 m²
CO₂ Emissions
22.0 t/year
Street avg 6.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
14 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
0.6 km
Haslingfield Endowed Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB