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Water Lane, CB8

Sold prices, £/m² and street profile from HM Land Registry records.

Median sold price
£304,000
all recorded sales
£ per m²
£2,644
from EPC floor areas
Recorded sales
22
Distinct homes
14
Price range
£39,000 – £1,357,777
Sales recorded
2001 → 2022
first to latest sale
The street in brief

Water Lane is a mix of detached houses and semi-detached houses. The median sale price, £304,000, sits close to the CB8 norm. On floor area that works out near £2,644 per square metre, below the district's £3,352. Too few recent sales to read a street-level trend, but across CB8 prices have been easing over the last few years. With 22 sales across 14 homes since 2001, homes here come to market only rarely.

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Water Lane prices over time

Median sold price on the street by year, from 22 HM Land Registry records. Years with no recorded sales are left blank rather than joined up.

This street — yearly medianCB8 district trend
£0£250k£500k£750k£1M200520102015202020252001: £58,388 median · 2 sales2002: £325,000 median · 1 sale2003: £100,000 median · 1 sale2004: £260,000 median · 3 sales2006: £290,000 median · 1 sale2007: £428,000 median · 1 sale2008: £308,000 median · 1 sale2014: £407,500 median · 2 sales2015: £399,000 median · 2 sales2016: £332,500 median · 2 sales2017: £290,000 median · 1 sale2019: £615,000 median · 3 sales2022: £868,888 median · 2 sales

Median sold price by year vs the CB8 district trend. Street medians on thin years reflect few sales — hover a dot for the exact figure.

How Water Lane compares

Water Lane against the CB8 district's busiest streets, the district itself, and the official UK House Price Index for the wider area.

Old Stable Lane£600k · 41
The Street£500k · 94
Bury Road£431k · 54
High Street£413k · 102
Water Lane£304k · 22*
Laceys Lane£250k · 57
New Cheveley Road£235k · 53
Exning Road£223k · 88
All Saints Road£220k · 51
Aureole Walk£219k · 51

Median sold price and sale count over the last 8years for the district's busiest streets. *This street's figures cover all recorded sales (fewer than 3 in the last 8 years).

This street
£304,000
median · all recorded sales
CB8 district
£310,000
median · last 8 years · street -2%
England
£291,445
average price (UK House Price Index), Apr 2026 · +3.9% in 12 months

Water Lane's £304,000 median sits close to CB8's £310,000; on floor space it runs £2,644/m² against the district's £3,352/m² (-21%).

Street and CB8 figures are medians of HM Land Registry sales; the England figures are the UK House Price Index mix-adjusted average — a different basis, so compare direction rather than levels between the two.

Prices by property type

Median sold price by property type on Water Lane.

Detached
£380,000
13 sales
Semi-detached
£267,000
9 sales

Every recorded sale on Water Lane

Individual transactions as recorded by HM Land Registry, newest first.

DateAddressTypeNew buildPrice
8 Apr 2022White Cottage · CB8 8PPDetached—£380,000
31 Mar 2022Orchard House · CB8 8PPDetached—£1,357,777
2 Feb 2021Church Cottage · CB8 8PPnon-standardOther—£16,560,000
10 Jun 2019Byfield · CB8 9LJDetached—£670,000
15 Apr 2019Trundalls · CB8 8PPDetached—£615,000
18 Mar 2019Waterfield Farm Barn · CB8 9LJnon-standardOther—£22,000
22 Feb 20193 · CB8 8PPSemi-detached—£267,000
26 May 2017White Cottage · CB8 8PPDetached—£290,000
6 Oct 20162 · CB8 8PPSemi-detached—£400,000
18 Apr 20164 · CB8 8PPSemi-detached—£265,000
4 Dec 2015176 · CB8 9LJSemi-detached—£378,000
9 Sept 2015The Old School · CB8 8PPDetached—£420,000
26 Nov 2014Bell House · CB8 8PPDetached—£300,000
20 Nov 2014Trundalls · CB8 8PPDetached—£515,000
8 Jul 2008Narborough House · CB8 8PPDetached—£308,000
3 Sept 2007Narborough House · CB8 8PPDetached—£428,000
17 Jan 2006175 · CB8 9LJSemi-detached—£290,000
3 Dec 2004175 · CB8 9LJSemi-detached—£148,500
26 Nov 2004176 · CB8 9LJSemi-detached—£275,000
21 Jul 2004White Cottage · CB8 8PPDetached—£260,000
1 Oct 2003Waterfield Farm Barn · CB8 9LJDetached—£100,000
24 May 2002Byfield · CB8 9LJDetached—£325,000
3 Sept 20013 · CB8 8PPSemi-detached—£39,000
20 Apr 20011 · CB8 8PPSemi-detached—£77,777

Sales marked non-standardare Land Registry “additional price paid” entries — bulk purchases, repossessions, right-to-buy and similar transfers. They're listed for completeness but excluded from every median and comparison figure on this page.

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More streets in CB8

Sold-price profiles for nearby streets, and the wider CB8 area guide.

High StreetExning RoadThe StreetBury RoadAureole WalkAll Saints RoadWeston WayNew Cheveley RoadLaceys LaneCheveley RoadBill Rickaby DriveCentre Drive
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, including the UK House Price Index. EPC data © Crown copyright. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures summarise recorded sales on the street and are not a valuation of any individual home.