1 Searles Meadow, Dry Drayton, Cambridge, CB23 8BW
About 1 Searles Meadow
1 Searles Meadow is a detached house in Dry Drayton, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 8BW). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1049 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (September 2010) shows a C (score 74). The latest certificate is from September 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 1995–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £688,000 sits 61.1% above the 2011 sale of £427,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£407/sq ft) was about 65% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 97 m² it sits well below the postcode median (215 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last changed hands 15 years ago, in August 2011.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
1 Searles Meadow's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Sept 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Searles Meadow has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1995.
£688,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 16 years.
£427,000
Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
25 August 2011Most recent
£427,000
+142.6%over 16 years16 July 1995
£176,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB23 8BW: £540,000 (2024–2010).
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Versus other Searles Meadow homes
Price per m² for 1 Searles Meadow runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,380
Street avg £3,431
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 208 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 5.7 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
0.4 km
Dry Drayton CofE (C) Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.1dB