24 Orchard Way, Oakington, Cambridge, CB24 3BQ
About 24 Orchard Way
24 Orchard Way is a four-bedroom detached house in Oakington, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 3BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 179 m² (around 1927 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The latest certificate (March 2025) returns an A (score 97), the top energy band on the EPC scale. When first surveyed in March 2013 the rating was D, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good.
At 179 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 £641,000 sits 94.2% above the 2014 sale of £330,000. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 12 years since the last transfer (May 2014).
Know exactly what you're buying at 24 Orchard Way
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageYes
- Swimming poolYes
Building
- Solar panelsYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
24 Orchard Way ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at 24 Orchard Way.
- Apr 2026ExtensionFullIn report
Single storey side/front extension.
- Agent
- Camplans Ltd
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 26/01437/HFUL
- Apr 2017ConditionsIn report
Discharge of conditions 4 (Materials) and 5 (Site preparation of the delivery of material to site and tree protection measures) of planning permission S/2392/16/FL
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- S/0825/17/DC
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 24 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
24 Orchard Way valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£641,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£330,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 May 2014Most recent
£330,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB24 3BQ: £356,250 (2021–2013).
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
£350,0001 Orchard Way, Oakington, Cambridge, CB24 3BQ
Sold Aug 2013
£356,25017 Orchard Way, Oakington, Cambridge, CB24 3BQ
Sold Jul 2013
£270,000
Everything we know about 24 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
On epc rating, 24 Orchard Way stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,844
Street avg £2,821
Floor Area
179 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.0 t/year
Street avg 4.7 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