4 Oak Crescent, Dry Drayton, Cambridge, CB23 8BY
About 4 Oak Crescent
4 Oak Crescent is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Dry Drayton, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 8BY). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2014) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (March 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views and outbuildings. The home occupies a corner plot.
At 111 m² the property is well over the postcode median (85 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. On the market in November 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years. Across 2014–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 13% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £401,000 is 28.3% above the 2016 sale price.
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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
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- OutbuildingsYes
- Notable viewsYes
- Corner plotYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
4 Oak Crescent sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Nov 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
4 Oak Crescent has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
£401,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.0% per year over 2 years.
£312,500
Growth on file: 13.0% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
24 November 2016Most recent
£312,500
+31.3%over 2 years2 September 2014
£238,000
Median price across the last 2 sales in CB23 8BY: £196,250 (2023–1998).
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Versus other Oak Crescent homes
On epc rating, 4 Oak Crescent runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
46 (E)
Street avg 67 (D)
Floor Area
111 m²
Street avg 100 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.1 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
0.2 km
Dry Drayton CofE (C) Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.0dB