Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Biggin Abbey House, Horningsea Road, Fen Ditton, Cambridge, CB5 8TB
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
132 m²
1421 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 23
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About Biggin Abbey House
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Biggin Abbey House is a semi-detached house in Fen Ditton, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB5 8TB). It has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (around 1421 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows an F (score 23), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on dual fuel.
At 132 m² the property is well over the postcode median (86 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Biggin Abbey House sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Current Certificate
May 2023EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F23
G
Main Heating
—
Main Fuel
—
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
8.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 3 May 2033
Get a survey for this property
Level 3 Building Survey
Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gas
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Biggin Abbey House, Horningsea Road, Fen Ditton, Cambridge, CB5 8TB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Biggin Abbey House has no planning applications on record.
21
But the area is active
21 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Biggin Abbey House has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£544,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Versus other Horningsea Road homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for Biggin Abbey House lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
23 (F)
Street avg 47 (E)
Floor Area
132 m²
Street avg 84 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.8 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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.
Crime
124/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.6 km
Cambridge North Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
1.3 km
Fen Ditton Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CB5 8TB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
50.8dB
55 dB
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65 dB
70 dB
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80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
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