Wayside Cottage, Grantchester Road, Coton, Cambridge, CB23 7PZ
About Wayside Cottage
Wayside Cottage is a detached house in Coton, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 7PZ). It has a recorded floor area of 156 m² (around 1679 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2017) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in July 1999. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 156 m² the property is well over the postcode median (83 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £685,000 sits 304.1% above the 1999 sale of £169,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£101/sq ft) was about 47.9% below the postcode norm.
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Valuation
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Wayside Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Wayside Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Wayside Cottage's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£685,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£169,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
8 July 1999Most recent
£169,500
Median price across the last 3 sales in CB23 7PZ: £357,500 (2019–1997).
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- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Grantchester Road homes
On epc rating, Wayside Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,087
Street avg £1,915
Floor Area
156 m²
Street avg 132 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.4 t/year
Street avg 8.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
1.7 km
Coton Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
51.4dB