55 High Street, Dry Drayton, Cambridge, CB23 8BS
About 55 High Street
55 High Street is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Dry Drayton, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 8BS). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record.
Across 2006–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£435/sq ft) was about 123.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 94 m² it's 24.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (124 m² median across 23 EPCs). Most recent transfer: November 2022 at £440,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2023.
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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
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Parkingoff_street
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jul 2023FullIn report
External insulation with render finish to side and rear.
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 23 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/01599/HFUL
What's in 55 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
Sale price has at least doubled since 2006.
£430,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 16 years.
£440,000
Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
15 November 2022Most recent
£440,000
+76.0%over 15 years28 August 2007
£250,000
+45.8%over 1 year3 August 2006
£171,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB23 8BS: £525,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in CB23 8BS
60 High Street, Dry Drayton, Cambridge, CB23 8BS
Sold Mar 2025
£703,000The 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
£525,0007 High Street, Dry Drayton, Cambridge, CB23 8BS
Sold Oct 2020
£430,000
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Versus other High Street homes
On years held, 55 High Street runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,681
Street avg £3,017
Floor Area
94 m²
Street avg 130 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 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