5 Park Lane, Fen Drayton, Cambridge, CB24 4SW
About 5 Park Lane
5 Park Lane is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Fen Drayton, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 4SW). It has a recorded floor area of 157 m² (around 1690 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2012) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
9 years since the last transfer (April 2017). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1999–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £533,000 is 21.1% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£260/sq ft) was about 16.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 157 m² it's 26.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (214 m² median across 10 EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2012.
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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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 May 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jun 2012ConditionsIn report
Discharge of Condition 4 of approved application S/2038/07/F
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- S/1308/12/DC
What's in 5 Park Lane, Fen Drayton, Cambridge, CB24 4SW's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1999.
£533,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 18 years.
£440,000
Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
6 April 2017Most recent
£440,000
+3.5%over 4 years13 August 2012
£425,000
+126.1%over 10 years25 April 2002
£188,000
+41.4%over 3 years10 March 1999
£133,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB24 4SW: £775,000 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in CB24 4SW
13 Park Lane, Fen Drayton, Cambridge, CB24 4SW
Sold Jan 2023
£950,0009 Park Lane, Fen Drayton, Cambridge, CB24 4SW
Sold Jan 2023
£802,0007 Park Lane, Fen Drayton, Cambridge, CB24 4SW
Sold Jul 2022
£710,000Fen Drayton House, Park Lane, Fen Drayton, Cambridge, CB24 4SW
Sold Jul 2019
£775,00056 Park Lane, Fen Drayton, Cambridge, CB24 4SW
Sold Jul 2018
£552,552
Everything we know about 5 Park Lane, 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 Park Lane homes
On floor area, 5 Park Lane runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,803
Street avg £2,942
Floor Area
157 m²
Street avg 207 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 7.8 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
44.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.4dB