The Girnel, Brook Lane, Coton, Cambridge, CB23 7PY
About The Girnel
The Girnel is a semi-detached house in Coton, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 7PY). It has a recorded floor area of 38 m² (around 409 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2023) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (February 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 38 m² it sits well below the postcode median (181 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
The Girnel sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
The Girnel 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
The Girnel has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£200,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB23 7PY: £640,000 (2023–2013).
Nearby sales in CB23 7PY
7 Brook Lane, Coton, Cambridge, CB23 7PY
Sold Nov 2023
£1,650,0008 Brook Lane, Coton, Cambridge, CB23 7PY
Sold Jul 2020
£640,0009 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
£325,000
Everything we know about The Girnel, 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
EPC Rating for The Girnel lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
51 (E)
Street avg 70 (C)
Floor Area
38 m²
Street avg 172 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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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