1 Vicarage Close, Oakington, Cambridge, CB24 3AN
About 1 Vicarage Close
1 Vicarage Close is a detached house in Oakington, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 3AN). It has a recorded floor area of 170 m² (around 1830 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
Held since February 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 170 m² the property is well over the postcode median (93 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2002–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £605,000 sits 95.2% above the 2006 sale of £310,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£169/sq ft) was about 18% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
1 Vicarage Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Apr 2016ConditionsIn report
Discharge of Condition's 3 4 5 7 8 &10 for Application S/1550/14/FL
- Agent
- Simon Ward Architectural Design
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- S/3269/15/DC
- Nov 2014New BuildFullIn report
Erection of one bedroom bungalow attached to existing garage building.
- Agent
- Simon Ward Architectural Design
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- S/1550/14/FL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
1 Vicarage Close's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2002).
£605,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.3% per year over 4 years.
£310,000
Growth on file: 13.3% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
28 February 2006Most recent
£310,000
+67.6%over 4 years11 January 2002
£185,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB24 3AN: £237,000 (2023–1997).
Everything we know about 1 Vicarage Close, 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 Vicarage Close homes
1 Vicarage Close is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,824
Street avg £3,907
Floor Area
170 m²
Street avg 100 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 8.7 t/year
Years Held
20 years
Street avg 9 years
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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. 8 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.8dB