2 Clayhithe Cottages, Clayhithe Road, Horningsea, Cambridge, CB25 9JB
About 2 Clayhithe Cottages
2 Clayhithe Cottages is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Horningsea, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB25 9JB). It has a recorded floor area of 173 m² (around 1862 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 173 m² the property is well over the postcode median (115 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: a loft conversion approved in 2020. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2011–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£269/sq ft) was about 29.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £500,000 in October 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Dining roomYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingYes
Energy performance
2 Clayhithe Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Jan 2020Loft ConversionFullIn report
Loft conversion including front and rear dormers
- Agent
- Ely Design Group
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- S/3995/19/FL
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2011.
£488,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.3% per year over 11 years.
£500,000
Growth on file: 9.3% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
4 October 2022Most recent
£500,000
+35.1%over 4 years5 March 2018
£370,000
+94.7%over 6 years2 December 2011
£190,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB25 9JB: £250,000 (2021–2002).
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Versus other Clayhithe Road homes
Years Held for 2 Clayhithe Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,890
Street avg £1,879
Floor Area
173 m²
Street avg 159 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 t/year
Street avg 11.5 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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB