3 Church Lane, Madingley, Cambridge, CB23 8AF
About 3 Church Lane
3 Church Lane is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Madingley, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 8AF). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since April 2012. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 75 m² it sits well below the postcode median (117 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£681/sq ft) was about 148.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2022 at £550,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Building
- Heating systemoil
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- May 2022Loft ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Single storey and two storey rear extension, loft conversion with roof extension
- Agent
- Binney & Sims Design
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
Extension- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/01367/HFUL
- Sept 2013Loft ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Extension to ground floor convert loft space into bedroom & new dormer
- Agent
- Annand & Mustoe Architects
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
Extension- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- S/1556/13/FL
What's in 3 Church Lane, Madingley, Cambridge, CB23 8AF's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Price for 3 Church Lane has grown more than fourfold since the 2000 starting point.
£569,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 22 years.
£550,000
Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
25 February 2022Most recent
£550,000
+5.8%over 8 months27 June 2021
£520,000
+300.0%over 21 years6 April 2000
£130,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB23 8AF: £540,000 (2024–2016).
Nearby sales in CB23 8AF
2 Old Wood Mill, Church Lane, Madingley, Cambridge, CB23 8AF
Sold May 2024
£1,125,00017 Church Lane, Madingley, Cambridge, CB23 8AF
Sold Aug 2022
£540,0005 Church Lane, Madingley, Cambridge, CB23 8AF
Sold Apr 2017
£1,200,00016 Church Lane, Madingley, Cambridge, CB23 8AF
Sold Mar 2016
£515,00021 Church Lane, Madingley, Cambridge, CB23 8AF
Sold Sept 2014
£366,051
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Versus other Church Lane homes
Price per m² for 3 Church Lane runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£7,333
Street avg £3,584
Floor Area
75 m²
Street avg 135 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 7.2 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
1.8 km
Coton Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School. 3 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
48.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.1dB