21 Abbots Way, Horningsea, Cambridge, CB25 9JN
About 21 Abbots Way
21 Abbots Way is a four-bedroom detached house in Horningsea, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB25 9JN). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£424/sq ft) was about 49.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2022 at £520,000. 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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- Garagesingle
- Cul-de-sacYes
Energy performance
21 Abbots Way's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A recent planning application at 21 Abbots Way was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Dec 2023DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
External refurbishment works. Single storey first floor extension, demolition of the existing garage and single storey extension to side and rear.
- Agent
- Rodic Davidson Architects
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
Extension- Documents
- 29 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/04083/HFUL
- May 2023ExtensionFullIn report
Demolition of existing garage and the erection of extensions together with alterations to the dwellinghouse
- Agent
- Rodic Davidson Architects
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 43 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/01258/HFUL
What's in 21 Abbots Way, Horningsea, Cambridge, CB25 9JN's planning history?
2 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£533,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£520,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
25 August 2022Most recent
£520,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB25 9JN: £435,000 (2022–2017).
Nearby sales in CB25 9JN
16 Abbots Way, Horningsea, Cambridge, CB25 9JN
Sold Aug 2022
£525,0001a, Abbots Way, Horningsea, Cambridge, CB25 9JN
Sold Jun 2021
£402,50014 Abbots Way, Horningsea, Cambridge, CB25 9JN
Sold Jan 2021
£475,0008 Abbots Way, Horningsea, Cambridge, CB25 9JN
Sold Jul 2020
£230,0005 Abbots Way, Horningsea, Cambridge, CB25 9JN
Sold May 2017
£435,000
Everything we know about 21 Abbots Way, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Abbots Way homes
21 Abbots Way is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£4,561
Street avg £3,956
Floor Area
114 m²
Street avg 111 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 6.1 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.
Nearest stop
2.4 km
Cambridge North Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
1.8 km
Milton Church of England Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.2dB