6 Cootes Lane, Fen Drayton, Cambridge, CB24 4SL
About 6 Cootes Lane
6 Cootes Lane is a semi-detached house in Fen Drayton, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 4SL). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2012) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 65 m² it sits well below the postcode median (131 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Nov 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
6 Cootes Lane has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
- Oct 2017ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Single storey side extension ( Retrospective)
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
Retrospective- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- S/0811/17/FL
What's in 6 Cootes Lane, Fen Drayton, Cambridge, CB24 4SL's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
6 Cootes Lane has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£289,000
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 CB24 4SL: £549,995 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in CB24 4SL
The Yews, Cootes Lane, Fen Drayton, Cambridge, CB24 4SL
Sold Mar 2025
£795,00028 Cootes Lane, Fen Drayton, Cambridge, CB24 4SL
Sold Mar 2025
£825,00014 Cootes Lane, Fen Drayton, Cambridge, CB24 4SL
Sold Dec 2023
£375,0004 Cootes Lane, Fen Drayton, Cambridge, CB24 4SL
Sold Oct 2020
£250,00029a, Cootes Lane, Fen Drayton, Cambridge, CB24 4SL
Sold May 2020
£549,995
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Versus other Cootes Lane homes
Floor Area for 6 Cootes Lane lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
63 (D)
Street avg 69 (D)
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 142 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 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
0.1 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.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.3dB