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5 Croft Lane, Oakington, Cambridge, CB24 3AA

Extendable2 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
91 m²
980 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 43
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 5 Croft Lane

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

5 Croft Lane is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Oakington, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 3AA). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £375,000 is 25% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£306/sq ft) was about 16.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 12 years since the last transfer (June 2014).

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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

  • Bedrooms3
  • Dining roomYes
  • CloakroomYes

Outside

  • GarageYes

Building

  • 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.

5 Croft Lane'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Apr 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E43
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Croft Lane, Oakington, Cambridge, CB24 3AA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Croft Lane has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.

  1. Nov 2015
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Two storey · Side of property

    Two storey side extension to existing semi detatched dwelling

    Agent
    Brent House Design
    Council
    South Cambridgeshire District Council
    Documents
    7 docs on file
    Reference
    S/2287/15/FL
    View planning record
  2. May 2015
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Two storey · Side and rear of property

    Two storey extension to side and front of semi-detached house.

    Agent
    T/A Brent House Design
    Council
    South Cambridgeshire District Council
    Documents
    9 docs on file
    Reference
    S/0908/15/FL
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

5 Croft Lane valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£375,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2014)

£300,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 17 June 2014Most recent

    £300,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB24 3AA: £250,000 (2023–2007).

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On the street

Versus other Croft Lane homes

Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 5 Croft Lane runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,297

Street avg £3,297

On par

Floor Area

91 m²

Street avg 114 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

6.6 t/year

Street avg 4.1 t/year

Below
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£344k

1 Forge End, Oakington

CB24 3DU

3 bed1 bath
£486k

1 Church View, Oakington

CB24 3AU

3 bed
£400k

1 Arcadia Gardens, Oakington

CB24 3AJ

4 bed
£400k

1 Hardy Close, Longstanton

CB24 3GU

4 bed2 bath
£351k

1 Bullen Close, Longstanton

CB24 3GT

4 bed
£404k

1 Kides Crescent, Longstanton

CB24 3ES

4 bed3 bath
£417k

1 Colesfield, Longstanton

CB24 3BW

4 bed
£490k

1 Cambridge Road, Oakington

CB24 3BG

4 bed
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.
Full Cambridge report

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

0.4 km

Oakington CofE Primary School. 6 schools nearby.

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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 CB24 3AA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CB24 3AA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CB24 3AA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.2dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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