4 Cranes Lane, Kingston, Cambridge, CB23 2NJ
About 4 Cranes Lane
4 Cranes Lane is a semi-detached house in Kingston, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 2NJ). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since August 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £413,000 sits 72.8% above the 2004 sale of £239,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2014. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 110 m² it's 16% 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
Energy performance
4 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Jan 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Feb 2014ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
First Floor Side Extension with Car Port below and Single Storey Front Extension
- Agent
- Potential Etc
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- S/2708/13/FL
What's in 4 Cranes Lane, Kingston, Cambridge, CB23 2NJ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
£413,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£239,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
25 August 2004Most recent
£239,000
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
On co₂ emissions, 4 Cranes Lane runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,173
Street avg £3,200
Floor Area
110 m²
Street avg 151 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 6.2 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.
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
42.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB