26b, Thatchers Wood, Longstanton, Cambridge, CB24 3BX
About 26b
26b is a five-bedroom detached house in Longstanton, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 3BX). It has a recorded floor area of 188 m² (around 2023 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2010) shows a C (score 72). The latest certificate is from November 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2017. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 188 m² it's 24.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (152 m² median across 20 EPCs). Across 2003–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £692,000 is 42.7% above the 2011 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£240/sq ft) was about 43.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in September 2011 and unlisted since — roughly 15 years.
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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
- Bedrooms5
Energy performance
26b's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Nov 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jul 2017Tree WorksTreesIn report
Tree works - See application for full details
- Agent
- Brookfield Contracting
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- S/2070/17/TC
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
26b valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£692,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.3% per year over 8 years.
£485,000
Growth on file: 3.3% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
27 September 2011Most recent
£485,000
+28.3%over 7 years19 December 2003
£378,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB24 3BX: £677,000 (2024–2016).
Nearby sales in CB24 3BX
11 Thatchers Wood, Longstanton, Cambridge, CB24 3BX
Sold Aug 2024
£720,0009 Thatchers Wood, Longstanton, Cambridge, CB24 3BX
Sold Jan 2024
£560,00024 Thatchers Wood, Longstanton, Cambridge, CB24 3BX
Sold Mar 2021
£410,00018 Thatchers Wood, Longstanton, Cambridge, CB24 3BX
Sold Mar 2021
£677,00020 Thatchers Wood, Longstanton, Cambridge, CB24 3BX
Sold Dec 2016
£680,000
Everything we know about 26b, 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 Thatchers Wood homes
26b outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,580
Street avg £2,642
Floor Area
188 m²
Street avg 149 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 5.3 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
0.7 km
Hatton Park Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB