7 Croft Lane, Oakington, Cambridge, CB24 3AA
About 7 Croft Lane
7 Croft Lane is a four-bedroom detached house in Oakington, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 3AA). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1356 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2013) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since June 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 126 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 13 years ago, in August 2013. Across 2009–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £533,000 is 38.4% above the 2013 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
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageYes
- LandYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
7 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Mar 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
7 Croft Lane has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Dec 2020ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Proposed single storey front extension together with replacement timber cladding and rendering of brickwork to property.
- Agent
- plan it architecture + design
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/03272/HFUL
- Jul 2020ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Proposed single storey extension to the front of the property.
- Agent
- plan it architecture + design
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/03272/HFUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 7 Croft Lane
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
7 Croft Lane valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£533,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.9% per year over 4 years.
£385,000
Growth on file: 11.9% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
26 August 2013Most recent
£385,000
+54.0%over 3 years22 October 2009
£250,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in CB24 3AA: £240,000 (2023–2007).
Everything we know about 7 Croft Lane, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Croft Lane homes
CO₂ Emissions for 7 Croft Lane lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,056
Street avg £3,377
Floor Area
126 m²
Street avg 105 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.0 t/year
Street avg 3.7 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
0.4 km
Oakington CofE Primary School. 6 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
45.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.2dB