1 New Farm Cottage, Long Drove, Waterbeach, Cambridge, CB25 9LP
About 1 New Farm Cottage
1 New Farm Cottage is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Waterbeach, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB25 9LP). It has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (around 1528 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in January 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on oil.
At 142 m² the property is well over the postcode median (76 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2012–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£343/sq ft) was about 27.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold May 2023 for £525,000.
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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
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Window efficiency improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Mar 2018ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension & outbuildings
- Agent
- Michael Bullivant Associates
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- S/0408/18/FL
What's in 1 New Farm Cottage, Long Drove, Waterbeach, Cambridge, CB25 9LP's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
1 New Farm Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£528,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 11 years.
£525,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
11 May 2023Most recent
£525,000
+87.5%over 10 years27 September 2012
£280,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in CB25 9LP: £209,000 (2020–1998).
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Versus other Long Drove homes
1 New Farm Cottage outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
68 (D)
Street avg 53 (E)
Floor Area
142 m²
Street avg 77 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 5.0 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
3.0 km
Waterbeach Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
2.4 km
Waterbeach Community Primary School. 1 school 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
42.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB