What kind of home is 18 Ditton Lane, CB5 8SP?

18 Ditton Lane, CB5 8SP is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house, which has been extended.

What did 18 Ditton Lane, CB5 8SP sell for?

18 Ditton Lane, CB5 8SP last sold for £550,000 in December 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £97,500 in November 1997. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 18 Ditton Lane, CB5 8SP changed over time?

Across 3 sales between November 1997 and December 2021, 18 Ditton Lane, CB5 8SP rose from £97,500 to £550,000, a change of £452,500. That works out to roughly +7.5% per year compounded over 24 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 18 Ditton Lane, CB5 8SP?

The current EPC rating for 18 Ditton Lane, CB5 8SP is D with a score of 63 out of 100, lodged in July 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 18 Ditton Lane, CB5 8SP?

18 Ditton Lane, CB5 8SP has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (1,055 sq ft), around 33 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 8% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CB5 8SP. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 18 Ditton Lane, CB5 8SP use?

The latest EPC at 18 Ditton Lane, CB5 8SP records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has 18 Ditton Lane, CB5 8SP had any planning applications?

18 Ditton Lane, CB5 8SP has council approval for single-storey rear extension granted in September 2002 under ref. C/02/0857. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 18 Ditton Lane, CB5 8SP?

18 Ditton Lane, CB5 8SP is in council tax band D.

Which area is 18 Ditton Lane, CB5 8SP in?

18 Ditton Lane, CB5 8SP sits in Cambridge. It falls within the CB5 postcode district in Cambridgeshire.

Is 18 Ditton Lane, CB5 8SP in a safe area?

Police records around 18 Ditton Lane, CB5 8SP show an average of 14 reported crimes per month over the last 14 months. Shoplifting makes up roughly 45% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (68% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 18 Ditton Lane, CB5 8SP?

The closest primary school to 18 Ditton Lane, CB5 8SP is The Galfrid School (684m), one of 14 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Cambridge Maths School (2.5km), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 18 Ditton Lane, CB5 8SP?

The closest airport stop to 18 Ditton Lane, CB5 8SP is Cambridge Airport, 659m away. The nearest rail option is Cambridge North Rail Station, 1.3km away.

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18 Ditton Lane, Cambridge, CB5 8SP

3 sales on record2 planning records

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

98 m²

1055 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 63

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 18 Ditton Lane

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

18 Ditton Lane is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Cambridge (CB5 8SP). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £640,000 is 16.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£521/sq ft) was about 150.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold December 2021 for £550,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
CloakroomYes
StudyYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
ParkingOff street
OutbuildingsYes

Building

Heating systemGas
Previously extendedYes
RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D63

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Ditton Lane, Cambridge, CB5 8SP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

18 Ditton Lane has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

2 applications on record at 18 Ditton Lane, Cambridge, CB5 8SP

2decisions1extensions17documents21nearby

Sept 2002
ConservatoryFull
Outcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of a single storey conservatory to rear of existing dwelling house.
Extension
Documents
2 docs on file
Reference
C/02/0857
Full record in report
More recent applications — locked
OutbuildingJul 2010Decision

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for 18 Ditton Lane has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.

Current estimate

£640,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 24 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£550,000

Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

2 December 2021Most recent
£550,000
+266.8%over 20 years
19 August 2001
£149,950
+53.8%over 3 years
7 November 1997
£97,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB5 8SP: £450,000 (2025–2018).

Nearby sales in CB5 8SP

On the street

Versus other Ditton Lane homes

Four headline reads against 18 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 18 Ditton Lane runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£5,612

Street avg £3,492

Strongly above

Floor Area

98 m²

Street avg 97 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

3.8 t/year

Street avg 4.3 t/year

On par

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Cambridge report

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

0.7 km

Cambridge Airport — airport.

Closest school

0.7 km

The Galfrid School. 19 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CB5 8SP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CB5 8SP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.5dB

Low

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Common questions

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