40 Great Lane, Reach, Cambridge, CB25 0JF
About 40 Great Lane
40 Great Lane is a four-bedroom detached house in Reach, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB25 0JF). It has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (around 1485 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2016) shows an F (score 26), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 138 m² it's 16% larger than the typical home in the postcode (119 m² median across 17 EPCs). On the market in August 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years. Today's modelled estimate of £518,000 is 29.5% above the 2017 sale price.
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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
- Bedrooms4
Outside
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
40 Great Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Mar 2026Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 Apple - Reduce crown by up to 2m
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 26/00175/TRE
- Jul 2021RenovationFullIn report
Replacement of all existing white uPVC double glazing with french grey uPVC double glazing and replacement doors of different design
New Windows- Documents
- 29 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/00007/FUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 40 Great 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
40 Great Lane valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£518,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£400,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
2 August 2017Most recent
£400,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB25 0JF: £495,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in CB25 0JF
48a, Great Lane, Reach, Cambridge, CB25 0JF
Sold Feb 2025
£500,0008 Great Lane, Reach, Cambridge, CB25 0JF
Sold Jul 2024
£295,00017 Great Lane, Reach, Cambridge, CB25 0JF
Sold Apr 2021
£300,00048 Great Lane, Reach, Cambridge, CB25 0JF
Sold Jan 2021
£760,00032 Great Lane, Reach, Cambridge, CB25 0JF
Sold Aug 2018
£495,000
Everything we know about 40 Great 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 Great Lane homes
On co₂ emissions, 40 Great Lane runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,899
Street avg £3,153
Floor Area
138 m²
Street avg 141 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 7.7 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
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
2.1 km
Swaffham Prior Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.6dB