20 The Orchard, Fen Drayton, Cambridge, CB24 4SN
About 20 The Orchard
20 The Orchard is a semi-detached house in Fen Drayton, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 4SN). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2016) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
20 The Orchard sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Jan 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
20 The Orchard has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
20 The Orchard has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£300,000
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 4SN: £280,000 (2023–2022).
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
£295,00014 The Orchard, Fen Drayton, Cambridge, CB24 4SN
Sold Jan 2022
£291,50016 The Orchard, Fen Drayton, Cambridge, CB24 4SN
Sold Nov 2019
£265,000
Everything we know about 20 The Orchard, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other The Orchard homes
On epc rating, 20 The Orchard runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
42 (E)
Street avg 71 (C)
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 80 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 2.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 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
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