What kind of home is 8a, Farmstead Close, CB24 9XT?

8a, Farmstead Close, CB24 9XT is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What did 8a, Farmstead Close, CB24 9XT sell for?

8a, Farmstead Close, CB24 9XT last sold for £450,000 in April 2023, around 3 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 8a, Farmstead Close, CB24 9XT?

The current EPC rating for 8a, Farmstead Close, CB24 9XT is C with a score of 71 out of 100, lodged in October 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 8a, Farmstead Close, CB24 9XT?

8a, Farmstead Close, CB24 9XT has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (958 sq ft), around 30 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 8a, Farmstead Close, CB24 9XT use?

The latest EPC at 8a, Farmstead Close, CB24 9XT records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 8a, Farmstead Close, CB24 9XT?

8a, Farmstead Close, CB24 9XT is in council tax band C.

Which area is 8a, Farmstead Close, CB24 9XT in?

8a, Farmstead Close, CB24 9XT sits in Histon, Cambridge, Cambridge. It falls within the CB24 postcode district in Cambridgeshire.

How safe is the area around 8a, Farmstead Close, CB24 9XT?

Police records around 8a, Farmstead Close, CB24 9XT 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 8a, Farmstead Close, CB24 9XT?

The closest primary school to 8a, Farmstead Close, CB24 9XT is Histon and Impington Park Primary School (295m), one of 5 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Impington Village College (1.3km).

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8a, Farmstead Close, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9XT

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

89 m²

958 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 71

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 8a

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

8a is a three-bedroom detached house in Histon, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 9XT). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).

On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£470/sq ft) was about 29.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: April 2023 at £450,000.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
ParkingOff street
Summer houseYes

Energy

Energy performance

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

8a ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

EPC Rating

C71

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

2.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8a, Farmstead Close, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9XT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8a has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

3applications of note in the surrounding area

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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 8a was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£457,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2023)

£450,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

23 April 2023Most recent
£450,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB24 9XT: £386,000 (2025–2019).

Nearby sales in CB24 9XT

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On the street

Versus other Farmstead Close homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 8a runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£5,056

Street avg £4,127

Strongly above

Floor Area

89 m²

Street avg 84 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

2.9 t/year

Street avg 4.5 t/year

Strongly above

Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

£451k

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1 Allington Close, Histon

CB24 9YB

3 bed

£399k

1 Farmstead Close, Histon

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3 bed1 bath

£483k

1 Burkett Way, Histon

CB24 9XU

4 bed

£416k

1 Aingers Road, Histon

CB24 9JP

2 bed1 bath

£1.2m

1 Clay Close Lane, Impington

CB24 9NE

3 bed2 bath

£331k

1 Brackenbury Manor, Kay Hitch Way, Histon

CB24 9YY

2 bed2 bath

£701k

1 Burrough Field, Impington

CB24 9NW

4 bed2 bath

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

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 Park Primary School. 6 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.2dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CB24 9XT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.0dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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