8 Scotland Road, Dry Drayton, Cambridge, CB23 8BN
About 8 Scotland Road
8 Scotland Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Dry Drayton, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 8BN). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since July 2015. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump.
It changed hands recently, sold March 2025 for £417,500. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2005–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£554/sq ft) was about 138.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 70 m² it's 23.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (91 m² median across 17 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
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Parkingoff_street
Building
- TenureFreehold
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
8 Scotland Road has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
8 Scotland Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£427,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.4% per year over 19 years.
£417,500
Growth on file: 3.4% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
25 March 2025Most recent
£417,500
+7.1%over 8 years21 July 2016
£390,000
+44.4%over 5 years15 August 2010
£270,000
+23.9%over 4 years25 November 2005
£218,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB23 8BN: £390,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in CB23 8BN
19 Scotland Road, Dry Drayton, Cambridge, CB23 8BN
Sold Jul 2025
£415,00016 Scotland Road, Dry Drayton, Cambridge, CB23 8BN
Sold Mar 2023
£460,00010 Scotland Road, Dry Drayton, Cambridge, CB23 8BN
Sold Mar 2019
£350,0005 Scotland Road, Dry Drayton, Cambridge, CB23 8BN
Sold Nov 2018
£342,50018 Scotland Road, Dry Drayton, Cambridge, CB23 8BN
Sold Jul 2018
£390,000
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Versus other Scotland Road homes
Price per m² for 8 Scotland Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,964
Street avg £3,177
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 96 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 4.2 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
1.2 km
Hardwick and Cambourne Community 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
46.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.4dB