1 Clay Close Lane, Impington, Cambridge, CB24 9NE
About 1 Clay Close Lane
1 Clay Close Lane is a three-bedroom detached house in Impington, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 9NE). It has a recorded floor area of 245 m² (around 2637 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2016) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 245 m² the property is well over the postcode median (180 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). 5 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £1,197,000 is 42.5% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£319/sq ft) was about 37.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 10 years since the last transfer (June 2016).
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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
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
1 Clay Close Lane'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Feb 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Clay Close Lane has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- May 2024Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 Oak tree: crown-reduce by 1m, no further than the previous points.
- Agent
- Richardson Tree Surgery Limited
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/0404/TTCA
- Mar 2020Tree WorksTreesIn report
Oak (T1) - Re-reduce the crown, to previous pruning points.
- Agent
- Richardson Tree Surgery Limited
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/1038/TTCA
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 1 Clay Close Lane
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
Latest sale on 1 Clay Close Lane was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,197,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£840,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 June 2016Most recent
£840,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB24 9NE: £585,000 (2016–2006).
Nearby sales in CB24 9NE
Brackendale, Clay Close Lane, Impington, Cambridge, CB24 9NE
Sold Nov 2016
£750,0003a, Clay Close Lane, Impington, Cambridge, CB24 9NE
Sold Jul 2015
£605,000Newbury House, Clay Close Lane, Impington, Cambridge, CB24 9NE
Sold Jun 2011
£585,0007 Clay Close Lane, Impington, Cambridge, CB24 9NE
Sold Feb 2003
£248,000
Everything we know about 1 Clay Close Lane, 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 Clay Close Lane homes
1 Clay Close Lane is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£3,429
Street avg £3,123
Floor Area
245 m²
Street avg 213 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
15.0 t/year
Street avg 5.9 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
0.2 km
Impington Village College. 12 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB