What kind of home is 17 Fountain Lane, CB23 1LT?

17 Fountain Lane, CB23 1LT is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What did 17 Fountain Lane, CB23 1LT sell for?

17 Fountain Lane, CB23 1LT last sold for £575,000 in September 2019, around 7 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 17 Fountain Lane, CB23 1LT have?

The current EPC rating for 17 Fountain Lane, CB23 1LT is E with a score of 47 out of 100, lodged in April 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 17 Fountain Lane, CB23 1LT?

17 Fountain Lane, CB23 1LT has a recorded floor area of 122 m² (1,313 sq ft), around 41 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 42% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CB23 1LT. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 17 Fountain Lane, CB23 1LT use?

The latest EPC at 17 Fountain Lane, CB23 1LT records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 17 Fountain Lane, CB23 1LT have?

17 Fountain Lane, CB23 1LT has 3 planning records on file (1 approved), most recent in February 2022. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 17 Fountain Lane, CB23 1LT?

17 Fountain Lane, CB23 1LT is in council tax band E.

Which area is 17 Fountain Lane, CB23 1LT in?

17 Fountain Lane, CB23 1LT sits in Haslingfield, Cambridge, Cambridge. It falls within the CB23 postcode district in Cambridgeshire.

What is crime like near 17 Fountain Lane, CB23 1LT?

Police records around 17 Fountain Lane, CB23 1LT show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 9 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 45% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 17 Fountain Lane, CB23 1LT?

The closest primary school to 17 Fountain Lane, CB23 1LT is Haslingfield Endowed Primary School (230m), one of 3 primaries within walking distance.

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17 Fountain Lane, Haslingfield, Cambridge, CB23 1LT

3 planning records

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

122 m²

1313 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 47

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 17 Fountain Lane

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

17 Fountain Lane is a three-bedroom detached house in Haslingfield, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 1LT). It has a recorded floor area of 122 m² (around 1313 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 96), a 4-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 122 m² the property is well over the postcode median (84 m² across 15 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. Today's modelled estimate of £646,000 is 12.3% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£438/sq ft) was about 103.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Sold September 2019 for £575,000.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

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

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2
EnsuiteYes
FireplaceYes

Outside

Private gardenside_and_rear
GarageYes

Building

Period featuresYes

Energy

Energy performance

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

17 Fountain Lane sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

E47

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

8.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Fountain Lane, Haslingfield, Cambridge, CB23 1LT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Feb 2022
Conditions
In report
Discharge of conditions 3 (Arboricultural Method Statement and Tree Protection Strategy), 4 (Surface water and foul water drainage), 5 (Finished floor levels), 6 (Carbon Emissions), 7 (Hard and Soft Landscape works), 9 (Scheme of biodiversity enhancement), 10 (Roles and responsibilities - Ecology), 11 (Ecological measures), 12 (Details of waste collection and facilities for the covered, secure parking of bicycles) and 19 (Materials - External surfaces) of planning permission
Agent
Chris Low Architecture Ltd
Council
South Cambridgeshire District Council
Documents
31 docs on file
Reference
20/01313/CONDA
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Dec 2020
Demolition And RebuildFull
In report
Demolition of existing bungalow and detached single garage and replacement with one detached dwelling and associated double garage and outbuilding.
Agent
CPL Architectural Design Ltd
Council
South Cambridgeshire District Council
Documents
59 docs on file
Reference
20/01313/FUL
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What's in 17 Fountain Lane, Haslingfield, Cambridge, CB23 1LT's planning history?

1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Latest sale on 17 Fountain Lane was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£646,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2019)

£575,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

8 September 2019Most recent
£575,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB23 1LT: £322,500 (2025–2017).

Nearby sales in CB23 1LT

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On the street

Versus other Fountain Lane homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

17 Fountain Lane is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£4,713

Street avg £3,304

Strongly above

Floor Area

122 m²

Street avg 104 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

8.0 t/year

Street avg 3.1 t/year

Strongly below

Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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3 bed2 bath

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1 Comberton Road, Harlton

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4 bed

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1 New Road, Haslingfield

CB23 1LR

4 bed

£750k

1 Broad Lane, Haslingfield

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4 bed2 bath

£898k

1 High Street, Great Eversden

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4 bed2 bath

£450k

1 Chestnut Close, Haslingfield

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1 Finchs Field, Little Eversden

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2 bed1 bath

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Cambridge report

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

0.2 km

Haslingfield Endowed Primary School. 3 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CB23 1LT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.4dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CB23 1LT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.5dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Everything within walking distance

Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 3 points of interest in total.

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Common questions

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