16 Nuns Orchard, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9EW
About 16 Nuns Orchard
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 performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Dec 2025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
Planning history
- Dec 2015ConditionsIn 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
- Jun 2015ExtensionFullIn 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
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 16 Nuns Orchard
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
16 Nuns Orchard valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£411,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£188,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
17 May 2005Most recent
£188,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB24 9EW: £367,000 (2024–2016).
Nearby sales in CB24 9EW
30 Nuns Orchard, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9EW
Sold Mar 2024
£370,00022 Nuns Orchard, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9EW
Sold Jan 2024
£400,00029 Nuns Orchard, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9EW
Sold Jun 2021
£360,0002 Nuns Orchard, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9EW
Sold Nov 2017
£351,0006 Nuns Orchard, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9EW
Sold Oct 2016
£367,000
Everything we know about 16 Nuns Orchard, 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 Nuns Orchard homes
16 Nuns Orchard outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,027
Street avg £3,858
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 75 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.1 t/year
Street avg 3.3 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
0.3 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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB