3 Orchard End, Rampton, Cambridge, CB24 8QJ
About 3 Orchard End
3 Orchard End is a three-bedroom detached house in Rampton, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 8QJ). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 803 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2010) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from June 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
One planning record on file: a loft conversion approved in 2018. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 75 m² it's 29% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (105 m² median across 8 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £438,000 is 48.5% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£367/sq ft) was about 125.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in December 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.
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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
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
3 Orchard End's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Jun 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Oct 2018Loft ConversionFullIn report
Construction of two dormer windows to rear
- Agent
- Bonavia
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- S/3316/18/FL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
3 Orchard End has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.
£438,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 17 years.
£295,000
Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
18 December 2014Most recent
£295,000
+18.0%over 3 years28 January 2011
£250,000
+105.0%over 13 years28 November 1997
£121,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB24 8QJ: £395,000 (2022–2016).
Nearby sales in CB24 8QJ
4 Orchard End, Rampton, Cambridge, CB24 8QJ
Sold Oct 2022
£505,5009 Orchard End, Rampton, Cambridge, CB24 8QJ
Sold Sept 2021
£295,0002 Orchard End, Rampton, Cambridge, CB24 8QJ
Sold Nov 2018
£395,0006 Orchard End, Rampton, Cambridge, CB24 8QJ
Sold Nov 2014
£310,0007 Orchard End, Rampton, Cambridge, CB24 8QJ
Sold Sept 2014
£242,000
Everything we know about 3 Orchard End, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Orchard End homes
3 Orchard End is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,955
Street avg £2,750
Floor Area
75 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 3.6 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
1.7 km
Northstowe Learning Community. 7 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB