The Old Rectory, Church Lane, Papworth Everard, Cambridge, CB23 3QN
About The Old Rectory
The Old Rectory is a detached house in Papworth Everard, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 3QN). It has a recorded floor area of 357 m² (around 3843 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). Main heating runs on oil.
At 357 m² the property is well over the postcode median (98 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last sold in September 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years. Today's modelled estimate of £1,768,000 is 27.7% above the 2017 sale price.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
The Old Rectory sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
The Old Rectory 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
The Old Rectory valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,768,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,385,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 September 2017Most recent
£1,385,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB23 3QN: £495,000 (2023–2022).
Nearby sales in CB23 3QN
26 Church Lane, Papworth Everard, Cambridge, CB23 3QN
Sold Apr 2023
£725,00029 Church Lane, Papworth Everard, Cambridge, CB23 3QN
Sold Mar 2023
£625,00015 Church Lane, Papworth Everard, Cambridge, CB23 3QN
Sold Sept 2022
£495,00017 Church Lane, Papworth Everard, Cambridge, CB23 3QN
Sold Jul 2022
£495,00023 Church Lane, Papworth Everard, Cambridge, CB23 3QN
Sold Jun 2022
£400,000
Everything we know about The Old Rectory, 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 Church Lane homes
On price per m², The Old Rectory stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,880
Street avg £3,453
Floor Area
357 m²
Street avg 106 m²
Habitable Rooms
11 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
15.0 t/year
Street avg 2.1 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
0.5 km
Pendragon Community Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB