17 Orchard Way, Oakington, Cambridge, CB24 3BQ
About 17 Orchard Way
17 Orchard Way is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Oakington, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 3BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The property has an EV charger on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (March 2013) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2003–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £401,000 is 48.5% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£267/sq ft) was about 34.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 13 years since the last transfer (July 2013).
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- EV chargerYes
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Mar 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
- May 2017Garage ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Single storey front and rear extension and part garage conversion to study
- Agent
- Camplans
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
Extension- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- S/1041/17/FL
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 17 Orchard Way
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
- Environmental risk flagged
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Sales history & valuation
17 Orchard Way valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£401,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.3% per year over 10 years.
£270,000
Growth on file: 4.3% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
21 July 2013Most recent
£270,000
+44.0%over 8 years5 May 2005
£187,500
+7.1%over 2 years21 February 2003
£175,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB24 3BQ: £350,000 (2021–2014).
Nearby sales in CB24 3BQ
20 Orchard Way, Oakington, Cambridge, CB24 3BQ
Sold Aug 2021
£550,0002a, Orchard Way, Oakington, Cambridge, CB24 3BQ
Sold Dec 2020
£300,0006 Orchard Way, Oakington, Cambridge, CB24 3BQ
Sold Jun 2014
£350,00024 Orchard Way, Oakington, Cambridge, CB24 3BQ
Sold May 2014
£330,0001 Orchard Way, Oakington, Cambridge, CB24 3BQ
Sold Aug 2013
£356,250
Everything we know about 17 Orchard Way, 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
- Environmental risk flagged

Versus other Orchard Way homes
Price per m²
£2,872
Street avg £2,728
Floor Area
94 m²
Street avg 108 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 4.5 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
0.5 km
Oakington CofE Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB