Orchard Cottage, Cranes Lane, Kingston, Cambridge, CB23 2NJ

Orchard Cottage is a detached house in Kingston, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 2NJ). It has a recorded floor area of 157 m² (around 1690 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2020 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). Main heating runs on electricity.

At 157 m² the property is well over the postcode median (110 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2020–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 52.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£530/sq ft) was about 166.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold May 2023 for £895,000.