2 Cranes Lane, Kingston, Cambridge, CB23 2NJ
About 2 Cranes Lane
2 Cranes Lane is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Kingston, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 2NJ). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 102), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include outbuildings.
A recent sale: £451,000 in March 2025. Across 1997–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£451/sq ft) was about 125% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 93 m² it's 29% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (131 m² median across 17 EPCs).
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Heating systemelectric
Energy performance
2 Cranes Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Cranes Lane has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Price for 2 Cranes Lane has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£421,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.6% per year over 28 years.
£451,000
Growth on file: 7.6% per year over 28 years.
Sales timeline
4 March 2025Most recent
£451,000
+651.7%over 27 years26 June 1997
£60,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB23 2NJ: £352,500 (2023–2014).
Nearby sales in CB23 2NJ
Orchard 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
£600,000Throckenholt, Cranes Lane, Kingston, Cambridge, CB23 2NJ
Sold Sept 2011
£595,000
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Versus other Cranes Lane homes
2 Cranes Lane is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£4,849
Street avg £2,818
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 152 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.5 t/year
Street avg 6.3 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
2.9 km
Bourn CofE Primary Academy. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB