What kind of home is 4 Orchard End, CB24 8QJ?

4 Orchard End, CB24 8QJ is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 4 Orchard End, CB24 8QJ?

4 Orchard End, CB24 8QJ last sold for £505,500 in October 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £126,950 in August 1997. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 4 Orchard End, CB24 8QJ changed over time?

Across 3 sales between August 1997 and October 2022, 4 Orchard End, CB24 8QJ rose from £126,950 to £505,500, a change of £378,550. That works out to roughly +5.6% per year compounded over 25 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 4 Orchard End, CB24 8QJ have?

The current EPC rating for 4 Orchard End, CB24 8QJ is C with a score of 69 out of 100, lodged in February 2024. It has improved from a D recorded in December 2018. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 4 Orchard End, CB24 8QJ?

4 Orchard End, CB24 8QJ has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (1,206 sq ft), around 37 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 19% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CB24 8QJ. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 4 Orchard End, CB24 8QJ use?

The latest EPC at 4 Orchard End, CB24 8QJ records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 4 Orchard End, CB24 8QJ?

4 Orchard End, CB24 8QJ is in council tax band E.

Which area is 4 Orchard End, CB24 8QJ in?

4 Orchard End, CB24 8QJ sits in Rampton, Cambridge, Cambridge. It falls within the CB24 postcode district in Cambridgeshire.

How safe is the area around 4 Orchard End, CB24 8QJ?

Police records around 4 Orchard End, CB24 8QJ show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Burglary makes up roughly 18% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 4 Orchard End, CB24 8QJ?

The closest primary school to 4 Orchard End, CB24 8QJ is Northstowe Learning Community (1.7km), one of 5 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Northstowe Learning Community (1.7km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

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4 Orchard End, Rampton, Cambridge, CB24 8QJ

3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

112 m²

1206 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 69

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 4 Orchard End

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

4 Orchard End is a three-bedroom detached house in Rampton, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 8QJ). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1206 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in December 2018 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good. Main heating runs on oil.

At 112 m² it's 16.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (97 m² median across 8 EPCs). Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£419/sq ft) was about 156.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold October 2022 for £505,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageDouble

Energy

Energy performance

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

Current Certificate(1 of 3)

Feb 2024

EPC Rating

C69

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jan 2024from Dec 2018

Low Energy Lighting

60%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Feb 2024from Jan 2024

EPC improved fromD58toC69

Roof

GoodVery Good

Roof insulation improved

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Orchard End, Rampton, Cambridge, CB24 8QJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4 Orchard End has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Latest sale on 4 Orchard End was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£520,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£505,500

Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

18 October 2022Most recent
£505,500
+18.9%over 2 years
15 November 2019
£425,000
+234.8%over 22 years
14 August 1997
£126,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB24 8QJ: £295,000 (2021–2014).

Nearby sales in CB24 8QJ

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On the street

Versus other Orchard End homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

4 Orchard End outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,513

Street avg £2,681

Strongly above

Floor Area

112 m²

Street avg 98 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

4.1 t/year

Street avg 3.8 t/year

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Cambridge report

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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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CB24 8QJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CB24 8QJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.9dB

Low

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