Low Farm Cottage, 6 7, School Lane, Boxworth, Cambridge, CB23 4ND
About Low Farm Cottage
Low Farm Cottage is a detached house in Boxworth, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 4ND). It has a recorded floor area of 181 m² (around 1948 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 181 m² the property is well over the postcode median (125 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It changed hands recently, sold February 2025 for £925,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£475/sq ft) was about 347.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2010.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Low Farm Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jul 2010ConversionFullIn report
Alterations to Existing Carport to Form Workshop
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- S/0707/10/F
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Low Farm Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£866,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£925,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
5 February 2025Most recent
£925,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB23 4ND: £160,000 (2022–2000).
Nearby sales in CB23 4ND
8 School Lane, Boxworth, Cambridge, CB23 4ND
Sold Jan 2022
£1,100,0002 School Lane, Boxworth, Cambridge, CB23 4ND
Sold Jan 2004
£186,5004 School Lane, Boxworth, Cambridge, CB23 4ND
Sold Jul 2003
£160,0001 School Lane, Boxworth, Cambridge, CB23 4ND
Sold Jun 2003
£140,000Willow Cottage, School Lane, Boxworth, Cambridge, CB23 4ND
Sold Sept 1995
£250,000
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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 School Lane homes
EPC Rating for Low Farm Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
53 (E)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
181 m²
Street avg 190 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.5 t/year
Street avg 6.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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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.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB