What kind of home is 8 School Lane, CB23 4ND?

8 School Lane, CB23 4ND is a 7-bedroom detached house.

When did 8 School Lane, CB23 4ND last change hands?

8 School Lane, CB23 4ND last sold for £1,100,000 in January 2022, around 4 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 8 School Lane, CB23 4ND have?

The current EPC rating for 8 School Lane, CB23 4ND is C with a score of 72 out of 100, lodged in June 2020. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 8 School Lane, CB23 4ND?

8 School Lane, CB23 4ND has a recorded floor area of 342 m² (3,681 sq ft), around 49 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 174% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CB23 4ND. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 8 School Lane, CB23 4ND use?

The latest EPC at 8 School Lane, CB23 4ND records oil as the main heating fuel. Solar water heating is recorded against the property. Source: EPC Register.

Are there any planning records for 8 School Lane, CB23 4ND?

8 School Lane, CB23 4ND has 1 planning record on file (1 refused), most recent in June 2006. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 8 School Lane, CB23 4ND?

8 School Lane, CB23 4ND is in council tax band F. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Which area is 8 School Lane, CB23 4ND in?

8 School Lane, CB23 4ND sits in Boxworth, Cambridge, Cambridge. It falls within the CB23 postcode district in Cambridgeshire.

How safe is the area around 8 School Lane, CB23 4ND?

Police records around 8 School Lane, CB23 4ND show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 9 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 45% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

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8 School Lane, Boxworth, Cambridge, CB23 4ND

1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

342 m²

3681 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 72

Council tax

Band F

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About 8 School Lane

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

8 School Lane is a seven-bedroom detached house in Boxworth, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 4ND). It has a recorded floor area of 342 m² (around 3681 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a C (score 72). Main heating runs on oil.

At 342 m² the property is well over the postcode median (125 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 7 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £1,286,000 is 16.9% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£299/sq ft) was about 181.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: a loft conversion refused in 2006. Sold January 2022 for £1,100,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms7
Bathrooms3
Dining roomYes
StudyYes
FireplaceYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
Garagesingle

Building

RefurbishedYes

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

8 School Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

C72

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

9.9 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 School Lane, Boxworth, Cambridge, CB23 4ND, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Jun 2006
Loft ConversionFull
In report
Increase Height of Dwelling to Accommodate Loft Conversion Including Insertion of 2 Dormer Windows Rooflights Solar Panels and Increase in Height of Chimneys
Council
South Cambridgeshire District Council
Documents
1 doc on file
Reference
S/0925/06/F
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 8 School Lane was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£1,286,000

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Last sold (2022)

£1,100,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

28 January 2022Most recent
£1,100,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB23 4ND: £160,000 (2025–2000).

Nearby sales in CB23 4ND

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On the street

Versus other School Lane homes

Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

8 School Lane outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

72 (C)

Street avg 59 (D)

Strongly above

Floor Area

342 m²

Street avg 137 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

9.9 t/year

Street avg 6.1 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

11 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CB23 4ND

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.3dB

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