1 Orchard Cottages, Redlands Road, Lolworth, Cambridge, CB23 8HQ
About 1 Orchard Cottages
1 Orchard Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Lolworth, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 8HQ). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2017) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 117 m² it sits well below the postcode median (191 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in September 2017. Across 1998–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £446,000 is 18.9% above the 2017 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
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
1 Orchard Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Orchard Cottages has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Price for 1 Orchard Cottages has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.
£446,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.6% per year over 19 years.
£375,000
Growth on file: 7.6% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
13 September 2017Most recent
£375,000
+78.6%over 12 years7 October 2004
£210,000
+133.3%over 6 years8 April 1998
£90,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB23 8HQ: £1,075,000 (2024–2001).
Nearby sales in CB23 8HQ
The Beeches, Redlands Road, Lolworth, Cambridge, CB23 8HQ
Sold Apr 2024
£950,000Redlands, Redlands Road, Lolworth, Cambridge, CB23 8HQ
Sold Feb 2014
£1,300,000Park View, Redlands Road, Lolworth, Cambridge, CB23 8HQ
Sold Nov 2009
£592,000Yarmouth Cottage, Redlands Road, Lolworth, Cambridge, CB23 8HQ
Sold May 1998
£167,0002 Orchard Cottages, Redlands Road, Lolworth, Cambridge, CB23 8HQ
Sold Apr 1998
£83,500
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Versus other Redlands Road homes
On epc rating, 1 Orchard Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,205
Street avg £2,261
Floor Area
117 m²
Street avg 225 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 11 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 8.9 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
1.7 km
Bar Hill Community Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.5dB