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About 21 Water Lane
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
21 Water Lane is a five-bedroom detached house in Steeple Bumpstead, Haverhill, Haverhill (CB9 7DS). It has a recorded floor area of 226 m² (around 2433 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (May 2015); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £627,000 sits 67.2% above the 2016 sale of £375,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£154/sq ft) was about 29.5% below the postcode norm. At 226 m² the property is well over the postcode median (92 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2018. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in May 2016.
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
- Bedrooms5
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
21 Water Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jul 2016
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E48
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
16.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 21 Water Lane, Steeple Bumpstead, Haverhill, CB9 7DS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
21 Water Lane sits within a conservation area — exterior works face additional planning controls.
- Apr 2018Tree WorksTreesGranted
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees in a Conservation Area - T1 Remove one overhanging limb on existing Ash tree, T2 Fell existing Leylandii tree and T3 - T8 Crown reduce existing Beech tree by 8 metres
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has at least doubled since 1996.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£627,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 20 years.
Last sold (2016)
£375,000
Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Water Lane homes
Four headline reads against 18 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
21 Water Lane outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,659
Street avg £2,635
Floor Area
226 m²
Street avg 110 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CB9 7DS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.7dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 17 points of interest in total.
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