1 View Farm Close, Dry Drayton, Cambridge, CB23 8BP
About 1 View Farm Close
1 View Farm Close is a five-bedroom detached house in Dry Drayton, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 8BP). It has a recorded floor area of 244 m² (around 2626 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (January 2024) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).
It hasn't traded since July 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 2001–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £894,000 is 39.7% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£244/sq ft) was about 37.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
Energy performance
1 View Farm Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
1 View Farm Close has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
1 View Farm Close has changed hands more often than typical for the area.
£894,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 9 years.
£640,000
Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
15 July 2010Most recent
£640,000
+3.2%over 2 years31 July 2007
£620,000
+34.8%over 3 years3 February 2004
£460,000
+17.9%over 1 year2 September 2002
£390,000
-2.5%over 1 year24 April 2001
£400,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB23 8BP: £670,359 (2023–2003).
Nearby sales in CB23 8BP
6 View Farm Close, Dry Drayton, Cambridge, CB23 8BP
Sold Jul 2023
£895,0002 View Farm Close, Dry Drayton, Cambridge, CB23 8BP
Sold Aug 2021
£670,3594 View Farm Close, Dry Drayton, Cambridge, CB23 8BP
Sold Apr 2017
£715,0003 View Farm Close, Dry Drayton, Cambridge, CB23 8BP
Sold Jul 2003
£460,0007 View Farm Close, Dry Drayton, Cambridge, CB23 8BP
Sold Nov 2000
£385,000
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Versus other View Farm Close homes
On co₂ emissions, 1 View Farm Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,623
Street avg £3,218
Floor Area
244 m²
Street avg 219 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.5 t/year
Street avg 6.2 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
0.2 km
Dry Drayton CofE (C) Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.6dB