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3 Horningsea Road, Fen Ditton, Cambridge, CB5 8SZ

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
173 m²
1862 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 62
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 3 Horningsea Road

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

3 Horningsea Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Fen Ditton, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB5 8SZ). It has a recorded floor area of 173 m² (around 1862 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).

At 173 m² the property is well over the postcode median (85 m² across 28 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £710,000 is 26.8% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£301/sq ft) was about 20.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2022 at £560,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2022.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • GarageYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

3 Horningsea Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D62
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 Horningsea Road, Fen Ditton, Cambridge, CB5 8SZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 3 Horningsea Road, Fen Ditton, Cambridge, CB5 8SZ

1decisions7documents21nearby
  1. Aug 2022
    Tree WorksTrees
    Outcome in report

    Magnolia T1- Reduce spread by approx. 1m to reshape. Juniper T2 - Fell to ground level.

    Council
    South Cambridgeshire District Council
    Documents
    7 docs on file
    Reference
    22/0775/TTCA
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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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£710,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2022)

£560,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 5 June 2022Most recent

    £560,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB5 8SZ: £515,000 (2025–2022).

On the street

Versus other Horningsea Road homes

Four headline reads against 28 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

CO₂ Emissions for 3 Horningsea Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,237

Street avg £3,886

Below

Floor Area

173 m²

Street avg 108 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

7.0 t/year

Street avg 4.0 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 3 Horningsea Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the areaLarger development activity nearby

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Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£572k

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1 Ditton Fields

CB5 8QQ

3 bed2 bath
£1.2m

1 Brunswick Walk

CB5 8DH

3 bed2 bath
£392k

1 Coggeshall Close

CB5 8TZ

3 bed1 bath
£591k

1 Brunswick Cottages, Midsummer Common

CB5 8DL

2 bed
£518k

1 Brunswick Terrace

CB5 8DG

2 bed
£714k

1 Beche Road

CB5 8HX

£414k

1 Acorn Court, Ditton Walk

CB5 8WT

2 bed2 bath
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Cambridge district page.
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

1.2 km

Cambridge North Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.1 km

Fen Ditton Primary School. 8 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CB5 8SZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

45.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 3 Horningsea Road, Fen Ditton, Cambridge, CB5 8SZ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.