View Farm Bungalow, Park Lane, Dry Drayton, Cambridge, CB23 8DB
About View Farm Bungalow
View Farm Bungalow is a four-bedroom detached house in Dry Drayton, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 8DB). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2017) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 98), a 4-band jump. Other recorded features include notable views and a conservatory. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility.
At 96 m² it sits well below the postcode median (196 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 6 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2017–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£535/sq ft) was about 131.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2024 for £552,500.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- ConservatoryYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
View Farm Bungalow sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Jul 2018ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Single storey side extension to existing bungalow
- Agent
- Chris Todd McIat
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- S/1860/18/FL
- Dec 2017ConditionsIn report
Discharge of condition 11 (Drainage) of planning permission S/3235/16/FL
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- S/3821/17/DC
What's in View Farm Bungalow, Park Lane, Dry Drayton, Cambridge, CB23 8DB's planning history?
4 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
£546,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 7 years.
£552,500
Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
29 November 2024Most recent
£552,500
+38.1%over 7 years20 November 2017
£400,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB23 8DB: £765,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in CB23 8DB
Camellia Cottage, Park Lane, Dry Drayton, Cambridge, CB23 8DB
Sold Apr 2025
£765,0002 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
£1,425,000Favonius, Park Lane, Dry Drayton, Cambridge, CB23 8DB
Sold Feb 2021
£569,250
Everything we know about View Farm Bungalow, in one report
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Versus other Park Lane homes
EPC Rating for View Farm Bungalow lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,755
Street avg £3,527
Floor Area
96 m²
Street avg 196 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.7 t/year
Street avg 4.8 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.
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
46.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.7dB