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

9 planning records
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
157 m²
1690 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 65
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 29 Cootes Lane

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

29 Cootes Lane is a detached house in Fen Drayton, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 4SL). It has a recorded floor area of 157 m² (around 1690 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2017) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 94), a 3-band jump.

At 157 m² it's 25.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (125 m² median across 17 EPCs). 9 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 3 refused.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

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

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

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 29 Cootes Lane, Fen Drayton, Cambridge, CB24 4SL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

29 Cootes Lane has been through 5 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.

  1. Feb 2018
    Conditions
    In report

    Variation of Conditions 1 (Approved plans) of planning application S/2029/17/VC

    Agent
    Irvinejonesdesign
    Council
    South Cambridgeshire District Council
    Documents
    10 docs on file
    Reference
    S/4149/17/VC
    View planning record
  2. Jan 2018
    Conditions
    In report

    Discharge of conditions 6 (3 phase electrical power supply) and 7 (stategy to limit water consumption) of planning permission S/2029/17/VC

    Agent
    Irvinejonesdesign
    Council
    South Cambridgeshire District Council
    Documents
    5 docs on file
    Reference
    S/4229/17/DC
    View planning record

What's in 29 Cootes Lane, Fen Drayton, Cambridge, CB24 4SL's planning history?

7 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions 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.

29 Cootes Lane has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£681,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this

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 CB24 4SL: £549,995 (2025–2020).

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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.

EPC Rating

65 (D)

Street avg 69 (D)

On par

Floor Area

157 m²

Street avg 136 m²

On par

CO₂ Emissions

6.0 t/year

Street avg 4.0 t/year

Below

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£690k

1 High Street, Swavesey

CB24 4QU

4 bed1 bath
£655k

1 Chequers Court, Swavesey

CB24 4QW

£600k

1 Hobbledods Close, Swavesey

CB24 4QH

4 bed
£537k

1 Folly Road, Swavesey

CB24 4AH

£869k

1 Daintrees Road, Fen Drayton

CB24 4TE

5 bed
£500k

1 Greenside Close, Swavesey

CB24 4RF

£481k

1 Long Road, Swavesey

CB24 4AJ

£469k

1 Boxworth End, Swavesey

CB24 4RA

3 bed2 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.

Go deeper on the local area

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

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 29 Cootes Lane, Fen Drayton, Cambridge, CB24 4SL. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.