1 Akerly Drive, Lower Cambourne, Cambridge, CB23 6DB
About 1 Akerly Drive
1 Akerly Drive is a detached house in Lower Cambourne, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 6DB). It has a recorded floor area of 182 m² (around 1959 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2014) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since June 2002, a hold of 24 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £600,000 sits 135% above the 2002 sale of £255,325. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£130/sq ft) was about 18% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a garage conversion, an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
1 Akerly Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Sept 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jan 2014Garage ConversionFullIn report
Alterations to double garage to create study and office with rooflights
- Agent
- JPT Design Consultants
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- S/2341/13/FL
- Jun 2013PorchFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Two storey rear extension and front porch
- Agent
- JPT Design Consultants
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
Extension- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- S/0683/13/FL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
1 Akerly Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£600,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£255,325
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 June 2002Most recent
£255,325
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB23 6DB: £249,995 (2008–2002).
Everything we know about 1 Akerly Drive, 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 Akerly Drive homes
Price per m²
£1,403
Street avg £1,622
Floor Area
182 m²
Street avg 177 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 9 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.8 t/year
Street avg 7.7 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
0.4 km
Cambourne Village College. 4 schools 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
49.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.0dB