1 Cranes Lane, Kingston, Cambridge, CB23 2NJ
About 1 Cranes Lane
1 Cranes Lane is a semi-detached house in Kingston, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 2NJ). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 85 m² it sits well below the postcode median (131 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
1 Cranes Lane'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Mar 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Cranes Lane has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
1 Cranes Lane has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£346,000
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 2NJ: £352,500 (2025–2016).
Nearby sales in CB23 2NJ
2 Cranes Lane, Kingston, Cambridge, CB23 2NJ
Sold Mar 2025
£451,000Orchard Cottage, Cranes Lane, Kingston, Cambridge, CB23 2NJ
Sold May 2023
£895,0009 Cranes Lane, Kingston, Cambridge, CB23 2NJ
Sold May 2016
£298,500Willow Cottage, Cranes Lane, Kingston, Cambridge, CB23 2NJ
Sold Dec 2014
£748,000Wychwood, Cranes Lane, Kingston, Cambridge, CB23 2NJ
Sold Dec 2013
£600,000
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Versus other Cranes Lane homes
1 Cranes Lane is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
41 (E)
Street avg 59 (D)
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 152 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Street avg 6.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 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
2.9 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
42.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB