5 Church Lane, Madingley, Cambridge, CB23 8AF
About 5 Church Lane
5 Church Lane is a five-bedroom detached house in Madingley, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 8AF). It has a recorded floor area of 204 m² (around 2196 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot.
At 204 m² the property is well over the postcode median (108 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 6 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and solar panel installation, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,331,000 is 10.9% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£546/sq ft) was about 99.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in April 2017.
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Garagedetached
- OutbuildingsYes
- LandYes
Energy performance
5 Church Lane sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Mar 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Church Lane has been through 6 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Mar 2023AmendmentIn report
Non material amendment on application 22/00459/HFUL for 2 (coupled) heat pumps in same location behind garage, 26m from neighbouring house.
- Agent
- Emma Adams Architect Ltd
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/00459/NMA1
- Sept 2022Solar PanelsFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Single storey side and rear extension, alteration to dormer, solar pv panels and air source heat pump.
- Agent
- Emma Adams Architect Ltd
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
Extension- Documents
- 24 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/00459/HFUL
What's in 5 Church Lane, Madingley, Cambridge, CB23 8AF's planning history?
4 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 5 Church Lane was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,331,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 21 years.
£1,200,000
Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
20 April 2017Most recent
£1,200,000
+60.0%over 11 years4 August 2005
£750,000
+154.2%over 9 years9 April 1996
£295,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB23 8AF: £540,000 (2024–2021).
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
£540,0003 Church Lane, Madingley, Cambridge, CB23 8AF
Sold Feb 2022
£550,00016 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
EPC Rating for 5 Church Lane lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,882
Street avg £3,729
Floor Area
204 m²
Street avg 127 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
15.0 t/year
Street avg 6.6 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.
Go deeper on the local area
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