28 High Street, Dry Drayton, Cambridge, CB23 8BS
About 28 High Street
28 High Street is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Dry Drayton, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 8BS). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in October 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Very Good. Period features are noted in the property record.
Held since June 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £378,000 sits 243.6% above the 1998 sale of £110,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£134/sq ft) was about 31.6% below the postcode norm. At 76 m² it sits well below the postcode median (124 m² across 23 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 74% of similar EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2011.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- Heating systemelectric
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Apr 2011New BuildFullIn report
Erection of a detached dwelling (Application to extend the time limit for implementation for extant planning permission S/0186/08/O).
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- S/0206/11
What's in 28 High Street, Dry Drayton, Cambridge, CB23 8BS's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
28 High Street's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£378,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£110,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
25 June 1998Most recent
£110,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB23 8BS: £525,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in CB23 8BS
60 High Street, Dry Drayton, Cambridge, CB23 8BS
Sold Mar 2025
£703,00055 High Street, Dry Drayton, Cambridge, CB23 8BS
Sold Nov 2022
£440,000The Laurels, High Street, Dry Drayton, Cambridge, CB23 8BS
Sold Sept 2022
£421,00034 High Street, Dry Drayton, Cambridge, CB23 8BS
Sold Apr 2022
£600,00041 High Street, Dry Drayton, Cambridge, CB23 8BS
Sold Nov 2021
£525,000
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Versus other High Street homes
28 High Street is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£1,447
Street avg £3,179
Floor Area
76 m²
Street avg 131 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 5.5 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
0.3 km
Dry Drayton CofE (C) Primary School. 2 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
45.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.6dB