1 Cambridge Road, Coton, Cambridge, CB23 7PJ
About 1 Cambridge Road
1 Cambridge Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Coton, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 7PJ). It has a recorded floor area of 205 m² (around 2207 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows a C (score 71). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since July 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good.
At 205 m² the property is well over the postcode median (115 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2003–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £977,000 is 14.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£385/sq ft) was about 98.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 4 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Last sale on file: £850,000 in March 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
Energy performance
1 Cambridge Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Nov 2025Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1- Walnut (self set) - Remove due to poor location.
- Agent
- Oakes and Watson
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/1185/TTCA
- Mar 2023Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1- Prunus- reduce and shape by 1.5 meters, remove major deadwood to maintain this tree in its current location. T2- Prunus- reduce longer mid crown laterals by 2.5 meters (10 branches), reduce in height by 1.5 meters to maintain this tree in its current location. T3- Hornbeam- crown raise to 4 meters in height, reduce middle crown over garden by 3 meters to improve form. T4- Sycamore- crown raise to 5 meters in height, reduce middle crown over garden by 1-1.5 meters to improve form. G5- 3x Leylandii- remove to ground level to improve growing conditons for shrubs below. T6- Cherry- reduce in height by 3 meters and shape by 1.5 meters to maintain this tree in its current location.
- Agent
- Oakes and Watson
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/0235/TTCA
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 1 Cambridge Road has grown more than fourfold since the 2003 starting point.
£977,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.3% per year over 18 years.
£850,000
Growth on file: 8.3% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
1 March 2021Most recent
£850,000
+311.6%over 17 years29 May 2003
£206,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB23 7PJ: £590,000 (2025–2016).
Nearby sales in CB23 7PJ
3a, Cambridge Road, Coton, Cambridge, CB23 7PJ
Sold Feb 2025
£850,00011 Cambridge Road, Coton, Cambridge, CB23 7PJ
Sold Jan 2025
£590,0005 Cambridge Road, Coton, Cambridge, CB23 7PJ
Sold Jun 2021
£785,00014 Cambridge Road, Coton, Cambridge, CB23 7PJ
Sold Feb 2020
£6,7503 Cambridge Road, Coton, Cambridge, CB23 7PJ
Sold Jan 2016
£427,500
Everything we know about 1 Cambridge Road, 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 Cambridge Road homes
Floor Area for 1 Cambridge Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,146
Street avg £3,663
Floor Area
205 m²
Street avg 129 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
0.4 km
Coton Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.8dB