1 Clayhithe Cottages, Clayhithe Road, Horningsea, Cambridge, CB25 9JB
About 1 Clayhithe Cottages
1 Clayhithe Cottages is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Horningsea, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB25 9JB). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2018) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include outbuildings.
Untraded for 22 years, with the last transfer in October 2004. Today's modelled estimate of £548,000 sits 78.2% above the 2004 sale of £307,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£283/sq ft) was about 44.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 101 m² it's 24.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (134 m² median across 8 EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2023.
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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
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A recent planning application at 1 Clayhithe Cottages was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Dec 2023OutbuildingFullIn report
Erection of a garage.
- Agent
- Neale Associates
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/03828/HFUL
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 1 Clayhithe Cottages
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- Environmental risk flagged
- A planning decision worth checking
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Sales history & valuation
1 Clayhithe Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£548,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£307,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
14 October 2004Most recent
£307,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB25 9JB: £370,000 (2022–2011).
Everything we know about 1 Clayhithe Cottages, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Environmental risk flagged
- A planning decision worth checking
Versus other Clayhithe Road homes
On price per m², 1 Clayhithe Cottages stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,045
Street avg £1,828
Floor Area
101 m²
Street avg 168 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 11.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.6 km
Waterbeach Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
1.5 km
Waterbeach Community Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB