5 Cow Brook Lane, Papworth Everard, Cambridge, CB23 3GP
About 5 Cow Brook Lane
5 Cow Brook Lane is a five-bedroom detached house in Papworth Everard, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 3GP). It has a recorded floor area of 188 m² (around 2024 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (December 2024) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band.
It hasn't traded since December 2003, a hold of 22 years that's notably long for the area. At 188 m² the property is well over the postcode median (139 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 2001–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at -32.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £632,000 sits 602.2% above the 2003 sale of £90,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£44/sq ft) was about 81% below the postcode norm.
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- Garagedouble
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Cow Brook Lane has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 5 Cow Brook Lane was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£632,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -32.1% per year over 2 years.
£90,000
Growth on file: -32.1% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
12 December 2003Most recent
£90,000
-61.7%over 2 years20 June 2001
£234,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB23 3GP: £460,000 (2023–2016).
Nearby sales in CB23 3GP
7 Cow Brook Lane, Papworth Everard, Cambridge, CB23 3GP
Sold May 2023
£485,0003 Cow Brook Lane, Papworth Everard, Cambridge, CB23 3GP
Sold Mar 2020
£410,0002 Cow Brook Lane, Papworth Everard, Cambridge, CB23 3GP
Sold May 2017
£508,00010 Cow Brook Lane, Papworth Everard, Cambridge, CB23 3GP
Sold Jun 2016
£460,0009 Cow Brook Lane, Papworth Everard, Cambridge, CB23 3GP
Sold Aug 2007
£360,000
Everything we know about 5 Cow Brook Lane, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Cow Brook Lane homes
On price per m², 5 Cow Brook Lane runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£479
Street avg £3,157
Floor Area
188 m²
Street avg 140 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
0.2 km
Pendragon Community Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.7dB