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Orchard House, Highfield Road, Impington, Cambridge, CB24 9PF

EPC B10 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Floor area
243 m²
2616 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 81
Council tax
Band H
Overview

About Orchard House

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

Orchard House is a semi-detached house in Impington, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 9PF). It has a recorded floor area of 243 m² (around 2616 sq ft) and council tax band H. The latest certificate (August 2018) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average.

At 243 m² the property is well over the postcode median (99 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 10 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

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Valuation

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Risks

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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.

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

EPC Rating

A
B
B81
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
4.4 t/year
Occupancy
—
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Orchard House, Highfield Road, Impington, Cambridge, CB24 9PF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

  1. Sept 2019
    Change of UseFull
    In report

    Change of use of building from office (B1a) to ancillary domestic space to be used in conjunction with dwellings

    Council
    South Cambridgeshire District Council
    Documents
    9 docs on file
    Reference
    S/2400/19/FL
    View planning record
  2. Jul 2018
    Conditions
    In report

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (Materials) 4 (Boundary Treatment) 5 (Hard & Soft Landscaping) 8 (Foul Water Drainage) 12 (Traffic Management Plan) 14 (Driveway Construction Materials) & 15 (Visibilty Splays) of Planning Permission S/1437/17/FL

    Agent
    Ingham
    Council
    South Cambridgeshire District Council
    Documents
    7 docs on file
    Reference
    S/2212/18/DC
    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.

Orchard House has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£1,213,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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No sales recorded with HM Land Registry

That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB24 9PF: £715,000 (2025–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Highfield Road homes

Three headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

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

EPC Rating

81 (B)

Street avg 60 (D)

Strongly above

Floor Area

243 m²

Street avg 134 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.4 t/year

Street avg 5.8 t/year

On par
Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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£1.1m

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£1.1m

1 Cresswell Close, Impington

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4 bed3 bath
£781k

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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.
Full Cambridge report

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Closest school

0.7 km

Orchard Park Community Primary School. 16 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CB24 9PF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CB24 9PF

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

56.4dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for CB24 9PF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

47.9dB

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

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