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8 Mill Road, Fen Drayton, Cambridge, CB24 4ST

4 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
119 m²
1281 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 62
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 8 Mill Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

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.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D62
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Mill Road, Fen Drayton, Cambridge, CB24 4ST, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Feb 2018
    Conditions
    In 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
    View planning record
  2. Dec 2017
    New BuildFull
    In 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
    View planning record

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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£422,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 4 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£410,000

Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 4 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 22 September 2022Most recent

    £410,000

    +22.8%over 4 years
  2. 16 August 2018

    £334,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB24 4ST: £340,000 (2022–2020).

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On the street

Versus other Mill Road homes

Four headline reads against 19 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

8 Mill Road is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£3,445

Street avg £2,226

Strongly above

Floor Area

119 m²

Street avg 190 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

4.8 t/year

Street avg 1.5 t/year

Below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Cambridge district page.

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CB24 4ST from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CB24 4ST

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CB24 4ST

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 8 Mill Road, Fen Drayton, Cambridge, CB24 4ST. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.