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View Farm Bungalow, Park Lane, Dry Drayton, Cambridge, CB23 8DB

Notable viewsExtendable6 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
96 m²
1033 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 46
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About View Farm Bungalow

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

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

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes
  • ConservatoryYes
  • FireplaceYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • Notable viewsYes

Building

  • Previously extendedYes
  • Extension potentialPossible
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

View Farm Bungalow sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E46
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against View Farm Bungalow, Park Lane, Dry Drayton, Cambridge, CB23 8DB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

  1. Jul 2018
    ExtensionFull
    In 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
    View planning record
  2. Dec 2017
    Conditions
    In 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
    View planning record

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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Current estimate

£546,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 7 years.

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Last sold (2024)

£552,500

Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 7 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 29 November 2024Most recent

    £552,500

    +38.1%over 7 years
  2. 20 November 2017

    £400,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB23 8DB: £765,000 (2025–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Park Lane homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for View Farm Bungalow lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,755

Street avg £3,527

Strongly above

Floor Area

96 m²

Street avg 196 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

6.7 t/year

Street avg 4.8 t/year

Strongly below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Cambridge district page.

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CB23 8DB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CB23 8DB

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CB23 8DB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.7dB

Low
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
Map

Everything within walking distance

Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 3 points of interest in total.
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about View Farm Bungalow, Park Lane, Dry Drayton, Cambridge, CB23 8DB. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.