8 Mill Road, Fen Drayton, Cambridge, CB24 4ST
About 8 Mill Road
8 Mill Road is a semi-detached house in Fen Drayton, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 4ST). It has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (around 1281 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2017) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 96), a 3-band jump.
At 119 m² it sits well below the postcode median (190 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). Across 2018–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£320/sq ft) was about 66.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Sold September 2022 for £410,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Know exactly what you're buying at 8 Mill Road
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
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Feb 2018ConditionsIn report
Discharge of conditions 4 (Materials) 8 (Contamination) and 9 (Archaeology) of planning permission S/0326/16/FL
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- S/3827/17/DC
- Dec 2017New BuildFullIn report
Erection of dwelling and detached garage
- Agent
- Partners In Planning And Architecture LT
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 19 docs on file
- Reference
- S/2451/17/FL
What's in 8 Mill Road, Fen Drayton, Cambridge, CB24 4ST's planning history?
2 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£422,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 4 years.
£410,000
Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
22 September 2022Most recent
£410,000
+22.8%over 4 years16 August 2018
£334,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB24 4ST: £340,000 (2022–2020).
Nearby sales in CB24 4ST
12 Mill Road, Fen Drayton, Cambridge, CB24 4ST
Sold Aug 2022
£960,0009 Mill Road, Fen Drayton, Cambridge, CB24 4ST
Sold Jan 2022
£340,0002 Mill Road, Fen Drayton, Cambridge, CB24 4ST
Sold Mar 2021
£547,00016 Mill Road, Fen Drayton, Cambridge, CB24 4ST
Sold Dec 2020
£195,00015 Mill Road, Fen Drayton, Cambridge, CB24 4ST
Sold Nov 2020
£165,000
Everything we know about 8 Mill Road, 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 Mill Road homes
8 Mill Road is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£3,445
Street avg £2,226
Floor Area
119 m²
Street avg 190 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 1.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
0.8 km
Fen Drayton Primary School. 2 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
50.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.5dB