Walnut Cottage, Church Lane, Kingston, Cambridge, CB23 2NG
About Walnut Cottage
Walnut Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Kingston, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 2NG). It has a recorded floor area of 176 m² (around 1894 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2025) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views.
It hasn't traded since March 1998, a hold of 28 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £873,000 sits 306% above the 1998 sale of £215,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£113/sq ft) was about 71.5% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Notable viewsYes
Energy performance
Walnut Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history at Walnut Cottage is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- May 2023Tree WorksTreesIn report
Walnut T001: Remove back to the main stem the low branch located on the north east aspect with suspected Innonotus hispidus. Reduce the low branch with the cavitation on the northern aspect by up to 1 metre to reduce end weight. Undertake an aerial inspection of the area of loosened necrotic bark on the scaffold limb on the southern aspect to investigate if the wood of the stem has become unsound. Remove all minor deadwood.
- Agent
- Charlie Vince Tree Surgery Ltd
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/0345/TTPO
- Jan 2022Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 Lawson Cypress - fell to near ground level as the tree has moved in recent months and is starting to lean.
- Agent
- Charlie Vince Tree Surgery Ltd
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/1536/TTCA
What's in Walnut Cottage, Church Lane, Kingston, Cambridge, CB23 2NG's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Walnut Cottage's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£873,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£215,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 March 1998Most recent
£215,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB23 2NG: £475,000 (2024–2015).
Nearby sales in CB23 2NG
Willow Tree House, Church Lane, Kingston, Cambridge, CB23 2NG
Sold Nov 2024
£1,000,000Dovecot, Church Lane, Kingston, Cambridge, CB23 2NG
Sold Jul 2024
£233,675Kingston Studio, Church Lane, Kingston, Cambridge, CB23 2NG
Sold Nov 2021
£330,000West View, Church Lane, Kingston, Cambridge, CB23 2NG
Sold Jul 2017
£560,000Highbank, Church Lane, Kingston, Cambridge, CB23 2NG
Sold Nov 2015
£475,000
Everything we know about Walnut Cottage, in one report
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Versus other Church Lane homes
Price per m² for Walnut Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,222
Street avg £3,975
Floor Area
176 m²
Street avg 161 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.4 t/year
Street avg 8.4 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
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
2.7 km
Bourn CofE Primary Academy. 1 school nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.2dB