16 Pettitts Lane, Dry Drayton, Cambridge, CB23 8BT
About 16 Pettitts Lane
16 Pettitts Lane is a two-bedroom detached house in Dry Drayton, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 8BT). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2014) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility. The home occupies a corner plot.
At 95 m² it sits well below the postcode median (144 m² across 28 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: a loft conversion approved in 2025. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£440/sq ft) was about 61% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £450,000 in February 2024.
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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
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Communal gardenYes
- GarageYes
- Corner plotYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Jun 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Oct 2025Loft ConversionFullIn report
New roof to form loft conversion to existing bungalow including raising the ridge
- Agent
- Cantab Design Ltd
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 21 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/03286/HFUL
What's in 16 Pettitts Lane, Dry Drayton, Cambridge, CB23 8BT's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Price for 16 Pettitts Lane has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.
£408,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 29 years.
£450,000
Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 29 years.
Sales timeline
21 February 2024Most recent
£450,000
+414.3%over 28 years20 August 1995
£87,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB23 8BT: £760,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in CB23 8BT
18 Pettitts Lane, Dry Drayton, Cambridge, CB23 8BT
Sold Oct 2025
£760,00063 Pettitts Lane, Dry Drayton, Cambridge, CB23 8BT
Sold May 2025
£525,00015 Pettitts Lane, Dry Drayton, Cambridge, CB23 8BT
Sold Jan 2025
£657,50032 Pettitts Lane, Dry Drayton, Cambridge, CB23 8BT
Sold Oct 2024
£815,00021 Pettitts Lane, Dry Drayton, Cambridge, CB23 8BT
Sold Jun 2024
£875,000
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Versus other Pettitts Lane homes
16 Pettitts Lane outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,737
Street avg £3,607
Floor Area
95 m²
Street avg 140 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 5.2 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
0.3 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
46.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB