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14 Cootes Lane, Fen Drayton, Cambridge, CB24 4SL

1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathroom
1
Floor area
101 m²
1087 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 40
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 14 Cootes Lane

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

14 Cootes Lane is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Fen Drayton, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 4SL). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.

At 101 m² it's 22.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (131 m² median across 17 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£345/sq ft) was about 34.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold December 2023 for £375,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2019.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • ParkingOff road
  • LandYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

14 Cootes Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E40
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 14 Cootes Lane, Fen Drayton, Cambridge, CB24 4SL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Sept 2019
    Demolition And RebuildFull
    In report

    Demolition of an former agricultural building and the erection of a single dwelling and garage

    Council
    South Cambridgeshire District Council
    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    S/1914/19/FL
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What's in 14 Cootes Lane, Fen Drayton, Cambridge, CB24 4SL's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

14 Cootes Lane valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£408,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2023)

£375,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 12 December 2023Most recent

    £375,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB24 4SL: £549,995 (2025–2018).

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On the street

Versus other Cootes Lane homes

Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

14 Cootes Lane is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£3,713

Street avg £3,064

Strongly above

Floor Area

101 m²

Street avg 140 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

7.6 t/year

Street avg 4.0 t/year

Strongly below
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£425k

1 Moat Way, Swavesey

CB24 4TR

4 bed
£378k

1 Priory Avenue, Swavesey

CB24 4RY

4 bed1 bath
£449k

1 Chantry Close, Swavesey

CB24 4GJ

4 bed
£600k

1 Hobbledods Close, Swavesey

CB24 4QH

4 bed
£690k

1 High Street, Swavesey

CB24 4QU

4 bed1 bath
£469k

1 Boxworth End, Swavesey

CB24 4RA

3 bed2 bath
£354k

1 Gibraltar Lane, Swavesey

CB24 4RR

3 bed1 bath
£303k

1 Hall Court, Fen Drayton

CB24 4TG

3 bed1 bath
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Cambridge district page.
Full Cambridge report

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

0.1 km

Fen Drayton Primary School. 4 schools nearby.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CB24 4SL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CB24 4SL

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CB24 4SL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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