7 High Street, Dry Drayton, Cambridge, CB23 8BS
About 7 High Street
7 High Street is a two-bedroom detached house in Dry Drayton, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 8BS). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2014 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 69 m² it sits well below the postcode median (124 m² across 23 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£579/sq ft) was about 197.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2020 at £430,000.
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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
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingYes
- LandYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
7 High Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Cavity wall insulation installed
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
7 High Street has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Dec 2022ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side of property
Single storey side extension to enlarge the existing Living-Dining area.
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 23 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/04137/HFUL
- Sept 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Single storey side extension.
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 19 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/02721/HFUL
What's in 7 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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£450,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£430,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 October 2020Most recent
£430,000
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
Everything we know about 7 High Street, in one report
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Versus other High Street homes
7 High Street outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,232
Street avg £2,939
Floor Area
69 m²
Street avg 131 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 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.
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
45.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.6dB