14 The Orchard, Fen Drayton, Cambridge, CB24 4SN
About 14 The Orchard
14 The Orchard is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Fen Drayton, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 4SN). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since July 2017. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
At 107 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2018–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £327,000 is 12.2% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£253/sq ft) was about 22.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2022 at £291,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
14 The Orchard has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£327,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.3% per year over 4 years.
£291,500
Growth on file: 1.3% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
31 January 2022Most recent
£291,500
+5.4%over 4 years17 January 2018
£276,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB24 4SN: £265,000 (2023–2019).
Nearby sales in CB24 4SN
12 The Orchard, Fen Drayton, Cambridge, CB24 4SN
Sold Sept 2023
£260,0002b, The Orchard, Fen Drayton, Cambridge, CB24 4SN
Sold Aug 2023
£280,0002a, The Orchard, Fen Drayton, Cambridge, CB24 4SN
Sold Aug 2023
£295,00016 The Orchard, Fen Drayton, Cambridge, CB24 4SN
Sold Nov 2019
£265,00010 The Orchard, Fen Drayton, Cambridge, CB24 4SN
Sold Jun 2019
£243,000
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Versus other The Orchard homes
Floor Area for 14 The Orchard runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,724
Street avg £3,129
Floor Area
107 m²
Street avg 78 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 3.0 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
0.2 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
44.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB