Orchard Barn House, Park Lane, Dry Drayton, Cambridge, CB23 8DB
About Orchard Barn House
Orchard Barn House is a detached house in Dry Drayton, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 8DB). It has a recorded floor area of 209 m² (around 2250 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2016) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 209 m² it's 16.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (180 m² median across 12 EPCs). Across 2017–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at -9.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £706,000 is 41.2% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£222/sq ft) was about 16.7% below the postcode norm. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in October 2017.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Apr 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
Orchard Barn House has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- May 2025OutbuildingFullIn report
The erection of a carport to the front and lean-to weather cover to the front and side, with the installation of an entrance gate to the front.
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 24 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/01516/HFUL
- Dec 2021ConservatoryOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Certificate of lawfulness under S192 for a proposed single storey rear extension to replace existing conservatory
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
Extension- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/04689/CL2PD
What's in Orchard Barn House, Park Lane, Dry Drayton, Cambridge, CB23 8DB's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Orchard Barn House changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£706,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -9.1% per year over 1 year.
£499,950
Growth on file: -9.1% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
4 October 2017Most recent
£499,950
-9.1%5 September 2017
£550,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB23 8DB: £765,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in CB23 8DB
Camellia Cottage, Park Lane, Dry Drayton, Cambridge, CB23 8DB
Sold Apr 2025
£765,000View Farm Bungalow, Park Lane, Dry Drayton, Cambridge, CB23 8DB
Sold Nov 2024
£552,5002 View Farm Cottage, Park Lane, Dry Drayton, Cambridge, CB23 8DB
Sold Dec 2023
£380,000Sherman Oaks, Park Lane, Dry Drayton, Cambridge, CB23 8DB
Sold Aug 2023
£905,000View Farm Lodge, Park Lane, Dry Drayton, Cambridge, CB23 8DB
Sold Dec 2022
£1,425,000
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Versus other Park Lane homes
On habitable rooms, Orchard Barn House stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,392
Street avg £3,947
Floor Area
209 m²
Street avg 186 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 4.9 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. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.7dB