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About 3 Water Lane
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
3 Water Lane is a five-bedroom detached house in Steeple Bumpstead, Haverhill, Haverhill (CB9 7DS). It has a recorded floor area of 200 m² (around 2153 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in March 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump.
At 200 m² the property is well over the postcode median (92 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Today's modelled estimate of £785,000 is 24.6% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£293/sq ft) was about 49.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in August 2017.
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
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
3 Water Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jan 2021
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E39
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
15.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 3 Water Lane, Steeple Bumpstead, Haverhill, CB9 7DS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
3 Water Lane sits within a conservation area — exterior works face additional planning controls.
- Oct 2020FullGranted
Replacement of existing rear boundary fencing and erection of new timber shed.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on 3 Water Lane was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£785,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2017)
£630,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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.
3 Water Lane outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,150
Street avg £2,500
Floor Area
200 m²
Street avg 112 m²
Habitable Rooms
11 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Haverhill district page.
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.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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