Orchard Cottage, Station Road, Longstanton, Cambridge, CB24 3DS
About Orchard Cottage
Orchard Cottage is a detached house in Longstanton, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 3DS). It has a recorded floor area of 184 m² (around 1978 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2012) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The latest certificate is from January 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 184 m² the property is well over the postcode median (134 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Orchard Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Jan 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
Orchard Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
4applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Orchard Cottage
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
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Sales history & valuation
Orchard Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£606,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB24 3DS: £911,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in CB24 3DS
Southwell Farm, Station Road, Longstanton, Cambridge, CB24 3DS
Sold Oct 2024
£5,448,9171 Station Cottage, Station Road, Longstanton, Cambridge, CB24 3DS
Sold Dec 2021
£345,000Redcroft, Station Road, Longstanton, Cambridge, CB24 3DS
Sold Sept 2021
£911,000Oakdene House, Station Road, Longstanton, Cambridge, CB24 3DS
Sold May 2021
£920,000Lyndhurst, Station Road, Longstanton, Cambridge, CB24 3DS
Sold Feb 2018
£875,000
Everything we know about Orchard Cottage, 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 Station Road homes
Orchard Cottage outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
59 (D)
Street avg 67 (D)
Floor Area
184 m²
Street avg 167 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.4 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
12 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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
1.1 km
Pathfinder CofE Primary School. 6 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
45.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.2dB