Conservators House, Clayhithe Road, Horningsea, Cambridge, CB25 9JB
About Conservators House
Conservators House is a detached house in Horningsea, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB25 9JB). It has a recorded floor area of 211 m² (around 2271 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2018) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since July 2016. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 211 m² the property is well over the postcode median (115 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 2020–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at -88.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £715,000 sits 1687.5% above the 2021 sale of £40,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£18/sq ft) was about 91.1% below the postcode norm. 10 planning records sit against the property, 7 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an annexe, an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Last sale on file: £40,000 in June 2021. 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
Energy performance
Conservators House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Jun 2025AnnexOutlineIn report
Outline planning consent for the proposed demolition and reconstruction of a dilapidated stable block as a workshop and storage building and reconstruction of the demolished cottage. The annexe is to accommodate visitors to Conservators House as well as carers.
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 30 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/02229/OUT
- Feb 2026AnnexHeritageIn report
Demolition and reconstruction of an existing stable block as a workshop and storage building, and reconstruction of the demolished cottage as an annexe to accommodate visitors to Conservators House as well as carers.
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 25 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/04400/LBC
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Conservators House was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£715,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -88.6% per year over 1 year.
£40,000
Growth on file: -88.6% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
14 June 2021Most recent
£40,000
-94.7%over 1 year7 February 2020
£750,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB25 9JB: £307,500 (2022–2004).
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Versus other Clayhithe Road homes
Price per m² for Conservators House lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£190
Street avg £2,780
Floor Area
211 m²
Street avg 154 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 10.7 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