70 Coles Road, Milton, Cambridge, CB24 6BW
About 70 Coles Road
70 Coles Road is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Milton, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 6BW). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2018) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe.
At 74 m² the property is well over the postcode median (50 m² across 42 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include a garage conversion, an annexe and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2020–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£547/sq ft) was about 141.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2023 at £436,053.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A recent planning application at 70 Coles Road was refused — worth checking the council file.
- May 2025Change Of UseFullIn report
Change of Use and Conversion of Existing Annex for Short-Term Let (Airbnb) Use
- Agent
- Planning-By-Design
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/00848/FUL
- May 2024Garage ConversionFullIn report
Conversion of Garage into an annexe. (Ancillary use to dwelling)
- Agent
- Raphael Neill Ltd
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
Annex- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/01087/HFUL
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Sales history & valuation
70 Coles Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£459,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 3 years.
£436,053
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
20 December 2023Most recent
£436,053
+21.1%over 3 years30 July 2020
£360,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB24 6BW: £379,690 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in CB24 6BW
26 Coles Road, Milton, Cambridge, CB24 6BW
Sold Mar 2025
£379,69042 Coles Road, Milton, Cambridge, CB24 6BW
Sold Oct 2024
£460,00064 Coles Road, Milton, Cambridge, CB24 6BW
Sold Sept 2023
£415,00092 Norton Court, Coles Road, Milton, Cambridge, CB24 6BW
Sold May 2023
£230,00040 Coles Road, Milton, Cambridge, CB24 6BW
Sold Sept 2021
£315,000
Everything we know about 70 Coles Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Coles Road homes
Price per m² for 70 Coles Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,893
Street avg £3,947
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 74 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
2.0 km
Cambridge North Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.3 km
Milton Church of England Primary School. 8 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
51.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.3dB