Rose Cottage, High Street, Boxworth, Cambridge, CB23 4LY
About Rose Cottage
Rose Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Boxworth, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 4LY). It has a recorded floor area of 167 m² (around 1798 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2018) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.
Across 2000–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £692,000 is 10.3% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£349/sq ft) was about 65% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £627,500 in August 2020.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Garagedouble
- LandYes
Energy performance
Rose Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Rose Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Rose Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2000.
£692,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.3% per year over 20 years.
£627,500
Growth on file: 4.3% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
27 August 2020Most recent
£627,500
17 October 2018
£625,000
+134.1%over 18 years18 May 2000
£267,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB23 4LY: £610,000 (2024–2015).
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£850,000Pages Farm, High Street, Boxworth, Cambridge, CB23 4LY
Sold Jan 2020
£480,000Plashes, High Street, Boxworth, Cambridge, CB23 4LY
Sold Aug 2015
£450,000The Keysmith, High Street, Boxworth, Cambridge, CB23 4LY
Sold Aug 2011
£330,000
Everything we know about Rose Cottage, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other High Street homes
Price per m² for Rose Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,757
Street avg £2,483
Floor Area
167 m²
Street avg 156 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.7 t/year
Street avg 6.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB