70 High Street, Oakington, Cambridge, CB24 3AG
About 70 High Street
70 High Street is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Oakington, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 3AG). It has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (around 1528 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since February 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Other recorded features include a conservatory.
4 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 142 m² it's 17.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (121 m² median across 28 EPCs). Across 2004–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£475/sq ft) was about 98.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: April 2023 at £726,000.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
70 High Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Planning history at 70 High Street is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Oct 2024Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 - Leylandia - Remove. T2 - Robinia - Cut back overhanging limbs to give 2 meters clearance of the house. T3 - Robinia Sapling - Remove
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/1047/TTCA
- Oct 2021Tree WorksTreesIn report
T 1 Remove one small conifer situated on rear of garden T2 Reduce overhanging branches from silver birch by removing one 1/2 meter of growth to suitable growth points on overhanging braches
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/0608/TTCA
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 70 High Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£663,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 19 years.
£726,000
Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
3 April 2023Most recent
£726,000
+83.8%over 12 years24 May 2010
£395,000
+123.2%over 5 years1 July 2004
£177,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB24 3AG: £325,000 (2024–2024).
Nearby sales in CB24 3AG
25 High Street, Oakington, Cambridge, CB24 3AG
Sold Oct 2024
£145,0002 High Street, Oakington, Cambridge, CB24 3AG
Sold Aug 2024
£460,00014 High Street, Oakington, Cambridge, CB24 3AG
Sold Apr 2024
£325,00065 High Street, Oakington, Cambridge, CB24 3AG
Sold Feb 2024
£405,00016 High Street, Oakington, Cambridge, CB24 3AG
Sold Jul 2023
£468,000
Everything we know about 70 High Street, 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 High Street homes
On price per m², 70 High Street stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,113
Street avg £3,312
Floor Area
142 m²
Street avg 123 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 5.8 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
0.1 km
Oakington CofE Primary School. 8 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.6dB