Willow Cottage, Cranes Lane, Kingston, Cambridge, CB23 2NJ
About Willow Cottage
Willow Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Kingston, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 2NJ). It has a recorded floor area of 224 m² (around 2411 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since May 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.
At 224 m² the property is well over the postcode median (110 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2002–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £945,000 is 26.3% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£310/sq ft) was about 56.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 11 years since the last transfer (December 2014).
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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
Energy performance
Willow Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Willow Cottage has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Willow Cottage changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£945,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 12 years.
£748,000
Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
12 December 2014Most recent
£748,000
+4.6%over 1 year29 August 2013
£715,000
+78.8%over 10 years21 November 2002
£400,000
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
£298,500Wychwood, 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
On floor area, Willow Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,339
Street avg £3,034
Floor Area
224 m²
Street avg 144 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.2 t/year
Street avg 6.4 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
2.9 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