Red Barn, Chapel Lane, Reach, Cambridge, CB25 0JJ
About Red Barn
Red Barn is a detached house in Reach, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB25 0JJ). It has a recorded floor area of 218 m² (around 2347 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows a C (score 71). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since March 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 218 m² it's 29.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (168 m² median across 5 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £872,000 sits 250.2% above the 1997 sale of £249,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£106/sq ft) was about 64.4% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Red Barn ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Oct 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Aug 2016Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 Mulberry - Fell (inappropriate location)
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/00895/TRE
- Feb 2015MixedFullIn report
Alterations to existing garage to residential use. Erection of a triple garage and garden store.
- Documents
- 25 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/01070/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Red Barn's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£872,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£249,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 March 1997Most recent
£249,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB25 0JJ: £295,000 (2012–1998).
Nearby sales in CB25 0JJ
2 Chapel Lane, Reach, Cambridge, CB25 0JJ
Sold Nov 2012
£295,00010 Chapel Lane, Reach, Cambridge, CB25 0JJ
Sold Jul 2011
£850,00016 Chapel Lane, Reach, Cambridge, CB25 0JJ
Sold Nov 2005
£570,0004 Chapel Lane, Reach, Cambridge, CB25 0JJ
Sold Sept 2000
£168,00011 Chapel Lane, Reach, Cambridge, CB25 0JJ
Sold Sept 1998
£100,000
Everything we know about Red Barn, 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 Chapel Lane homes
Years Held for Red Barn runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,142
Street avg £2,410
Floor Area
218 m²
Street avg 166 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 10.1 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
2.2 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