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16 Nuns Orchard, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9EW

EPC B2 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
93 m²
1001 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 91
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 16 Nuns Orchard

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

16 Nuns Orchard is a semi-detached house in Histon, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 9EW). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2015) returns a high B (score 91), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 92). The latest certificate is from December 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since May 2005, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. At 93 m² it's 26.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (74 m² median across 18 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £411,000 sits 118% above the 2005 sale of £188,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£188/sq ft) was about 23.3% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

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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.

16 Nuns Orchard ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Dec 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
B91
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
1.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 16 Nuns Orchard, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9EW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Dec 2015
    Conditions
    In report

    Discharge of Condition 4 of permission S/0874/15/FL

    Council
    South Cambridgeshire District Council
    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    S/2506/15/DC
    View planning record
  2. Jun 2015
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey

    First floor extension and ground floor rearrangement.

    Council
    South Cambridgeshire District Council
    Documents
    9 docs on file
    Reference
    S/0874/15/FL
    View planning record
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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.

16 Nuns Orchard valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£411,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2005)

£188,500

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 17 May 2005Most recent

    £188,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB24 9EW: £367,000 (2024–2016).

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On the street

Versus other Nuns Orchard homes

Four headline reads against 18 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

16 Nuns Orchard outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,027

Street avg £3,858

Strongly below

Floor Area

93 m²

Street avg 75 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

1.1 t/year

Street avg 3.3 t/year

Strongly above
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.

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

Histon and Impington Brook Primary School. 7 schools nearby.

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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 9EW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CB24 9EW

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CB24 9EW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.6dB

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

Common questions

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