3 Lowbury Crescent, Oakington, Cambridge, CB24 3AE
About 3 Lowbury Crescent
3 Lowbury Crescent is a two-bedroom detached house in Oakington, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 3AE). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2013) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£436/sq ft) was about 183.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in June 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years. At 81 m² it's 20.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (101 m² median across 6 EPCs). 2 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Jun 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Dec 2017ExtensionFullIn report
Alteration and Extension to form garage bedroom bathroom utility room bedroom and ensuite and extend kitchen.
- Agent
- Haddenhambdc
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- S/3278/17/FL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 3 Lowbury Crescent was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£406,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£380,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
1 June 2017Most recent
£380,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB24 3AE: £230,000 (2009–2001).
Nearby sales in CB24 3AE
Everything we know about 3 Lowbury Crescent, 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 Lowbury Crescent homes
On price per m², 3 Lowbury Crescent stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,691
Street avg £1,681
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 4.4 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