2 Lowbury Crescent, Oakington, Cambridge, CB24 3AE
About 2 Lowbury Crescent
2 Lowbury Crescent is a one-bedroom detached house in Oakington, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 3AE). It has a recorded floor area of 143 m² (around 1539 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Other recorded features include notable views and a self-contained annexe.
Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in June 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 143 m² the property is well over the postcode median (88 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 2008–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at -21.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £449,000 sits 156.6% above the 2009 sale of £175,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£114/sq ft) was about 49.1% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2010. 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Lowbury Crescent has an approved extension on the planning record.
- Feb 2010ExtensionFullIn report
Extensions
- Agent
- Plan B Drawing Services
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- S/1668/09/F
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Sales history & valuation
2 Lowbury Crescent changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£449,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -21.8% per year over 1 year.
£175,000
Growth on file: -21.8% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
25 June 2009Most recent
£175,000
-23.9%over 1 year15 May 2008
£230,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB24 3AE: £230,000 (2017–2000).
Nearby sales in CB24 3AE
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What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Lowbury Crescent homes
Price per m² for 2 Lowbury Crescent lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,224
Street avg £2,547
Floor Area
143 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 4.1 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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.9dB