5 Pettitts Lane, Dry Drayton, Cambridge, CB23 8BT
About 5 Pettitts Lane
5 Pettitts Lane is a two-bedroom detached house in Dry Drayton, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 8BT). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (November 2017) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67).
At 90 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). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £434,000 is 34.6% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£333/sq ft) was about 24.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £322,500 in July 2018.
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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
Energy performance
5 Pettitts Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
- Jun 2019Loft ConversionFullIn report
Loft conversion & new pitched roof dormer to the front
- Agent
- Plan It Architecture + Design
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- S/1635/19/FL
- Apr 2019ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
First floor extension
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- S/0405/19/FL
What's in 5 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
5 Pettitts Lane valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£434,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£322,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
12 July 2018Most recent
£322,500
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
5 Pettitts Lane is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,583
Street avg £3,659
Floor Area
90 m²
Street avg 140 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.8 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.
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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
46.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB