8 Great Lane, Reach, Cambridge, CB25 0JF
About 8 Great Lane
8 Great Lane is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Reach, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB25 0JF). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 81 m² it sits well below the postcode median (136 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2025. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £345,000 is 16.9% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£338/sq ft) was about 28.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2024 at £295,000.
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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
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Parkingoff_road
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Feb 2025RenovationFullIn report
Replace existing flat roof with pitched, altered and additional openings for replacement windows and doors throughout. Widen driveway entrance to ease access
New Windows- Documents
- 28 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/01235/FUL
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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
£345,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£295,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 July 2024Most recent
£295,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB25 0JF: £495,000 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in CB25 0JF
48a, Great Lane, Reach, Cambridge, CB25 0JF
Sold Feb 2025
£500,00017 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
£495,00040 Great Lane, Reach, Cambridge, CB25 0JF
Sold Aug 2017
£400,000
Everything we know about 8 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 floor area, 8 Great Lane runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,642
Street avg £3,096
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 145 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 8.2 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