2 Manor Cottage, Clayhithe Road, Horningsea, Cambridge, CB25 9JE
About 2 Manor Cottage
2 Manor Cottage is a semi-detached house in Horningsea, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB25 9JE). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since October 2016. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 107), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 77 m² it's 29.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (110 m² median across 4 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
2 Manor Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
A tree works application was refused at 2 Manor Cottage in 2024.
- Jul 2024Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1: Horse chestnut - Crown reduce by up to 3m in height and 1m in width to leave a height of 15m and width of 10m. Crown raise by up to 1m to lift the base of the canopy to 3m. Tree dominates the space to the side of the house and will continue to grow if left unchecked. A height reduction of up to 3 metres - this would increase the Tree Safety Factor from 2.97 to 4.69, an increase of over 50%
- Agent
- Carter Jonas LLP
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/0623/TTCA
- Apr 2024Tree WorksTreesIn report
Large Horse-chestnut Tree - Fell. The tenant has advised us that during the windy weather recently a large limb of the tree fell. The tree is very old and due to branches falling we are therefore requesting that the tree can be felled for health and safety purposes.
- Agent
- Carter Jonas LLP
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/0431/TTCA
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Sales history & valuation
2 Manor Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£381,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB25 9JE: £143,000 (2011–1998).
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Clayhithe Road homes
On epc rating, 2 Manor Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
53 (E)
Street avg 60 (D)
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 108 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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.
Nearest stop
2.2 km
Waterbeach Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
2.0 km
Milton Church of England Primary School. 3 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
43.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.7dB