CB21 6BU
Last sold £997,000 in July 1998
The Old Rectory, Cambridge
- Property type
- Detached
- Tenure
- Freehold
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Price history in context
- Jul 1998 — £997,000
What this home might be worth today
£4,015,000
Estimate range £3,814,000–£4,216,000
+302.7% since July 1998 — last sale carried forward by the UK House Price Index to April 2026.
paid well above the local norm at the time
vs 8 nearby sales within two years · detached within 1 km
The life around it
- Great Abington Primary School 1.2km
- Granta School 2.3km
- Whittlesford Parkway station 6.3km
- Woodland 2.0km
- The coast (coastline) 29.9km
- Lake 2.1km
- Pond 1.8km
- Canal 13.4km
- River Granta 53m
- Public Park 844m
- Play Area 895m
- Sweet Talk News 2.4km
- The Kings Head (O/S) 4.0km
Broadband
- Gigabit 1 Gbit/s or more Not available
- Ultrafast 100 Mbit/s or more Not available
- Superfast 30 Mbit/s or more 100% of premises
Ofcom figures for every home in this postcode — about fifteen addresses — not a measurement of this one. They say what can be ordered here, not the speed you would get: that depends on the package you buy. Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2024. About this data
Commute by train
From Whittlesford Parkway, 6.3km away
- 14 min Cambridge
- 66 min London
Train only, station to station, at the weekday morning peak — getting to the station is not included, because we don't know whether you'd walk, drive or take a bus. The distance to the platform is above so you can judge that yourself.
Schools nearby
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2 Linton Village College · Secondary 1.3 miles State Ofsted Good Attainment 8: 47.2 — top 40% nationally (2023)
Noise
Road noise here is mapped at 55–59 dB (Lden, DEFRA 2022) — audible traffic.
Modelled annual average at this point, not a measurement on the doorstep. Below 55 dB is not mapped.
Planning
- In the Hildersham conservation area — external changes usually need consent.
From planning.data.gov.uk, where the council has published. Not planning advice.
Crime
Below average for England & Wales — 102 crimes recorded nearby last year. About this data
Map
Location: approximate (postcode)
Nearby sold homes
- Exmoor Cottage, Cambridge £136,000 · 1997
- Mabbuts, Cambridge £230,000 · 1997
- Holmcot, Cambridge £89,000 · 1998
- Pear Tree Cottage, Cambridge £97,500 · 1998
- Red House, Cambridge £650,000 · 2002
- Burford House, Cambridge £800,000 · 2006
Planning activity nearby
- Permitted Beech reduce height by 5 -6m, reduce spread on all sides by up to 3m to shape round. May 2026 source
- Undecided Dying Walnut - Fell Jun 2026 source
- Undecided Single storey side extensions following demolition of existing conservatory and boot… Jun 2026 source
Planning data via PlanIt (planit.org.uk), from local planning authority registers.
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