1 Bank Farm Cottage, Long Drove, Waterbeach, Cambridge, CB25 9LR
About 1 Bank Farm Cottage
1 Bank Farm Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Waterbeach, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB25 9LR). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 105), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views and attached land beyond the plot. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 87 m² it sits well below the postcode median (137 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in January 2018 and unlisted since — roughly 8 years. Today's modelled estimate of £461,000 is 25.4% above the 2018 sale price.
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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
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Parkingoff_road
- LandYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Bank Farm Cottage has an approved extension on the planning record.
- Aug 2018FullIn report
Retrospective change of use of land and construction of buildings for private use in relation to exercising and breeding greyhounds
- Agent
- Acorus
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
Retrospective- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- S/2283/18/FL
- Mar 2009ExtensionFullIn report
Extension
- Agent
- Das Building Services
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- S/0061/09/F
What's in 1 Bank Farm Cottage, Long Drove, Waterbeach, Cambridge, CB25 9LR's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
£461,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£367,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 January 2018Most recent
£367,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB25 9LR: £370,000 (2025–2001).
Nearby sales in CB25 9LR
2 Bank Farm Cottage, Long Drove, Waterbeach, Cambridge, CB25 9LR
Sold Oct 2025
£437,000Bank Farmhouse, Long Drove, Waterbeach, Cambridge, CB25 9LR
Sold Feb 2010
£750,000Lowlands Farm, Long Drove, Waterbeach, Cambridge, CB25 9LR
Sold Sept 2008
£370,000Willow Croft, Long Drove, Waterbeach, Cambridge, CB25 9LR
Sold Jan 2001
£50,000
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Versus other Long Drove homes
On floor area, 1 Bank Farm Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
59 (D)
Street avg 60 (D)
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 164 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 5.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 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.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.3dB