The Old Vicarage, Thompsons Lane, Cambridge, CB5 8AQ
About The Old Vicarage
The Old Vicarage is a five-bedroom detached house in Cambridge (CB5 8AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 261 m² (around 2809 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (December 2025) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
At 261 m² the property is well over the postcode median (40 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, an extension and a basement excavation, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Today's modelled estimate of £1,869,000 is 24.6% above the 2019 sale price. Last sale on file: £1,500,000 in October 2019.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
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Energy performance
The Old Vicarage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
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Planning history
The Old Vicarage has multiple listed-building consents on file — alterations need formal heritage approval.
3 applications on record at The Old Vicarage, Thompsons Lane, Cambridge, CB5 8AQ
- Jan 2010BasementHeritageOutcome in report
Demolition of three storey 1980's extension and replacement with single storey extension with walled roof terrace, internal and external alterations and repairs including lowering of basement floor, rebuilding of chimney stacks and installation of external stair to basement.
ListedExtension- Documents
- 64 docs on file
- Reference
- 09/1038/LBC
- More recent applications — locked
- RenovationAug 2011Decision
- BasementMar 2010Decision
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Sales history & valuation
£1,869,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,500,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 October 2019Most recent
£1,500,000
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
14/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
2.2 km
Cambridge Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.1 km
Park Street CofE Primary School. 23 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

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