30 The Plantation, Fen Drayton, Cambridge, CB24 4SP
About 30 The Plantation
30 The Plantation is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Fen Drayton, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 4SP). It has a recorded floor area of 160 m² (around 1722 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows a C (score 74). When first surveyed in April 2013 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).
At 160 m² the property is well over the postcode median (56 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sale on file: £405,000 in July 2019. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £481,000 is 18.8% above the 2019 sale price.
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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
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Glazing upgraded to newer, more efficient type
Planning history
30 The Plantation has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Sept 2014ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension (application for prior approval)
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- S/1896/14/PH
- Jul 2014ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Proposed single storey front extension
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- S/1229/14/FL
What's in 30 The Plantation, Fen Drayton, Cambridge, CB24 4SP's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 30 The Plantation was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£481,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.4% per year over 17 years.
£405,000
Growth on file: 8.4% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
15 July 2019Most recent
£405,000
+125.0%over 5 years16 September 2013
£179,995
+24.1%over 7 years2 December 2005
£145,000
+38.1%over 3 years8 October 2002
£105,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB24 4SP: £199,000 (2022–2014).
Nearby sales in CB24 4SP
14 The Plantation, Fen Drayton, Cambridge, CB24 4SP
Sold Oct 2022
£295,00012 The Plantation, Fen Drayton, Cambridge, CB24 4SP
Sold Feb 2016
£199,00024 The Plantation, Fen Drayton, Cambridge, CB24 4SP
Sold Jun 2014
£169,00010 The Plantation, Fen Drayton, Cambridge, CB24 4SP
Sold Aug 2010
£160,00036 The Plantation, Fen Drayton, Cambridge, CB24 4SP
Sold Dec 1999
£97,500
Everything we know about 30 The Plantation, in one report
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Versus other The Plantation homes
On price per m², 30 The Plantation runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,531
Street avg £3,830
Floor Area
160 m²
Street avg 53 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 2.5 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
0.1 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
45.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB