3 Orchard Close, Elsworth, Cambridge, CB23 4JH

3 Orchard Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Elsworth, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 4JH). It has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (around 1431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2009) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 59). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from January 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since September 2009, a hold of 17 years that's notably long for the area. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Across 1995–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £495,000 is 23.8% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£280/sq ft) was about 25.2% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused.