1 Whitwell Way, Coton, Cambridge, CB23 7PW
About 1 Whitwell Way
1 Whitwell Way is a four-bedroom detached house in Coton, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 7PW). It has a recorded floor area of 264 m² (around 2842 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (December 2016) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in March 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good and window efficiency went from Poor to Very Good. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal.
At 264 m² the property is well over the postcode median (98 m² across 36 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 78% of similar EPCs). 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£520/sq ft) was about 107.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2022 at £1,477,000. 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
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- FireplaceYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Underfloor heatingYes
Energy performance
Achieving this rating across a home of this size is uncommon — larger homes typically score lower.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
High performance glazing installed
Cavity wall insulation installed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Floor insulation added or improved
Planning history
- Jan 2016ConditionsIn report
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 3 (Materials) following approval of planning reference S/1813/15/FL for the erection of dwelling following demolition of existing
- Agent
- Ashworth Parkes Architects Ltd
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- S/3050/15/DC
- Nov 2015Demolition And RebuildFullIn report
Erection of dwelling following demolition of existing
- Agent
- Ashworth Parkes Architects Ltd
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 24 docs on file
- Reference
- S/1813/15/FL
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 Whitwell Way was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,368,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.4% per year over 26 years.
£1,477,000
Growth on file: 9.4% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
17 August 2022Most recent
£1,477,000
+195.4%over 9 years16 June 2013
£500,000
+242.5%over 16 years7 October 1996
£146,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB23 7PW: £428,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in CB23 7PW
73 Whitwell Way, Coton, Cambridge, CB23 7PW
Sold Aug 2025
£428,00097 Whitwell Way, Coton, Cambridge, CB23 7PW
Sold Aug 2023
£825,00063 Whitwell Way, Coton, Cambridge, CB23 7PW
Sold Jan 2022
£410,00033 Whitwell Way, Coton, Cambridge, CB23 7PW
Sold Jun 2021
£505,00091b, Whitwell Way, Coton, Cambridge, CB23 7PW
Sold Aug 2020
£1,300,000
Everything we know about 1 Whitwell Way, 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 Whitwell Way homes
1 Whitwell Way outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,595
Street avg £3,432
Floor Area
264 m²
Street avg 129 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
Years Held
4 years
Street avg 12 years
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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.
Closest school
0.3 km
Coton Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.8dB