11 Orchard Way, Oakington, Cambridge, CB24 3BQ

11 Orchard Way is a four-bedroom detached house in Oakington, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 3BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 149 m² (around 1604 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2015) returns a high B (score 87), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in May 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Good to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while main heating dropped from Good to Average. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from July 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The property has solar panels and underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

It hasn't traded since August 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. At 149 m² the property is well over the postcode median (107 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £581,000 sits 132.4% above the 2010 sale of £250,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£156/sq ft) was about 21.5% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.