5 Dovecote Close, Fen Drayton, Cambridge, CB24 4SY
About 5 Dovecote Close
5 Dovecote Close is an end-of-terrace house in Fen Drayton, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 4SY). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 519 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. At 48 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 5 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 48–93 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (53 versus a best of 75). The latest certificate (August 2011) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from August 2011, 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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Risks
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Trends
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Energy performance
5 Dovecote Close 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Aug 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Dovecote Close has no planning applications on record.
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Sales history & valuation
5 Dovecote Close has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£154,000
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 3 sales in CB24 4SY: £167,000 (2023–1997).
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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
0.3 km
Fen Drayton Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.0dB