8 Brook Lane, Coton, Cambridge, CB23 7PY
About 8 Brook Lane
8 Brook Lane is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Coton, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 7PY). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1356 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 96), a 3-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 126 m² it sits well below the postcode median (181 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: July 2020 at £640,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £713,000 is 11.4% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£472/sq ft) was about 142.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Parkingoff_road
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
- Nov 2016Loft ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension and loft conversion with rear facing dormer
- Agent
- Denn Architects
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
Extension- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- S/1242/16/FL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
8 Brook Lane has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£713,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.4% per year over 22 years.
£640,000
Growth on file: 8.4% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
21 July 2020Most recent
£640,000
+109.2%over 6 years6 December 2013
£306,000
+91.3%over 12 years23 September 2001
£160,000
+46.8%over 3 years1 September 1998
£109,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB23 7PY: £530,000 (2023–2003).
Nearby sales in CB23 7PY
7 Brook Lane, Coton, Cambridge, CB23 7PY
Sold Nov 2023
£1,650,0009 Brook Lane, Coton, Cambridge, CB23 7PY
Sold Oct 2017
£985,0006 Brook Lane, Coton, Cambridge, CB23 7PY
Sold Nov 2013
£285,00016 Brook Lane, Coton, Cambridge, CB23 7PY
Sold Jun 2009
£325,0002 Brook Lane, Coton, Cambridge, CB23 7PY
Sold Sept 2000
£130,000
Everything we know about 8 Brook Lane, 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 Brook Lane homes
8 Brook Lane is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£5,079
Street avg £4,383
Floor Area
126 m²
Street avg 159 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 5.2 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.
Closest school
0.5 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
49.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.9dB