7 Church Lane, Madingley, Cambridge, CB23 8AF
About 7 Church Lane
7 Church Lane is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Madingley, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 8AF). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1046 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2009) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since November 2009, a hold of 17 years that's notably long for the area. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. 6 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £530,000 is 32.5% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£383/sq ft) was about 30.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 97 m² it's 17.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (117 m² median across 16 EPCs).
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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
Energy performance
7 Church Lane'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Jul 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
7 Church Lane has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Jun 2021Tree WorksTreesIn report
Elm tree (Elm Tree 1) - fell as largely dead from dutch elm disease. A replacement small leaved lime has already been planted 2 meters from the diseased tree.
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/0594/TTCA
- Dec 2014RenovationAmendmentIn report
Non-Material Amendment to Application S/0839/11 to change windows (remove side enlarge rear) in the main first floor bedroom
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
New Windows- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- S/2659/14/NM
What's in 7 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
Sale price has at least doubled since 2000.
£530,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.4% per year over 9 years.
£400,000
Growth on file: 11.4% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
6 November 2009Most recent
£400,000
+53.8%over 6 years14 March 2003
£260,000
+57.6%over 1 year11 April 2001
£165,000
+15.4%over 11 months8 May 2000
£143,000
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
£550,0005 Church Lane, Madingley, Cambridge, CB23 8AF
Sold Apr 2017
£1,200,00016 Church Lane, Madingley, Cambridge, CB23 8AF
Sold Mar 2016
£515,000
Everything we know about 7 Church Lane, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Church Lane homes
Price per m²
£4,117
Street avg £3,905
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 134 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.5 t/year
Street avg 7.1 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