1 High Street, Fen Drayton, Cambridge, CB24 4SJ
About 1 High Street
1 High Street is an end-of-terrace house in Fen Drayton, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 4SJ). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in February 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88).
Today's modelled estimate of £248,000 is 16.6% below the 2021 sale of £297,500, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£413/sq ft) was about 70% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 67 m² it's 24.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (89 m² median across 18 EPCs). Last sale on file: £297,500 in October 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Know exactly what you're buying at 1 High Street
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Wall insulation upgraded
Wall insulation upgraded
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
1 High Street has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- Dec 2013RenovationHeritageIn report
Part retrospective alterations & replastering - replace cement plaster to dining room kitchen bathroom & toilet in lime install dado rail & skirting replace & repair kitchen floor and remove dining room bookcase replaster alcove & level floor.
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
ListedRetrospective- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- S/2430/13/LB
- Aug 2013RenovationHeritageIn report
Alterations: remove existing modern fire surrounds in sitting room and dining room line and install wood burner in sitting room with new tiled hearth install register plate and chimney cap and finish as a decorative alcove in dining room.
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- S/1231/13/LB
What's in 1 High Street, Fen Drayton, Cambridge, CB24 4SJ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£248,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£297,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 October 2021Most recent
£297,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB24 4SJ: £348,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in CB24 4SJ
The Elms, High Street, Fen Drayton, Cambridge, CB24 4SJ
Sold Nov 2024
£348,000Brookside, High Street, Fen Drayton, Cambridge, CB24 4SJ
Sold Jun 2023
£375,0003 Old Manor Farm Cottages, High Street, Fen Drayton, Cambridge, CB24 4SJ
Sold May 2022
£300,0001a, High Street, Fen Drayton, Cambridge, CB24 4SJ
Sold Feb 2020
£135,000Merchants House, High Street, Fen Drayton, Cambridge, CB24 4SJ
Sold Mar 2019
£1,220,000
Everything we know about 1 High Street, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
- Am I paying too much?
- Is something wrong with it?
- Is the agent's story true?
- Will it hold its value?

Versus other High Street homes
1 High Street outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,440
Street avg £4,027
Floor Area
67 m²
Street avg 122 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.2 t/year
Street avg 5.0 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
0.3 km
Fen Drayton Primary School. 4 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
45.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.1dB