2 Orchard Cottages, Redlands Road, Lolworth, Cambridge, CB23 8HQ
About 2 Orchard Cottages
2 Orchard Cottages is a detached house in Lolworth, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 8HQ). It has a recorded floor area of 191 m² (around 2060 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2009) shows a C (score 72). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since May 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from May 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since April 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £625,000 sits 648.5% above the 1998 sale of £83,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£41/sq ft) was about 85.9% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2011. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
2 Orchard Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 May 2019
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Roof insulation improved
Planning history
2 Orchard Cottages has an approved extension on the planning record.
- Jul 2011ExtensionFullIn report
Extension to Dwelling
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- S/1036/11
What's in 2 Orchard Cottages, Redlands Road, Lolworth, Cambridge, CB23 8HQ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 2 Orchard Cottages was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£625,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£83,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 April 1998Most recent
£83,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB23 8HQ: £950,000 (2024–2006).
Nearby sales in CB23 8HQ
The Beeches, Redlands Road, Lolworth, Cambridge, CB23 8HQ
Sold Apr 2024
£950,0001 Orchard Cottages, Redlands Road, Lolworth, Cambridge, CB23 8HQ
Sold Sept 2017
£375,000Redlands, 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
£167,000
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Versus other Redlands Road homes
Price per m² for 2 Orchard Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£436
Street avg £3,184
Floor Area
191 m²
Street avg 200 m²
Habitable Rooms
12 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.4 t/year
Street avg 8.3 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