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2 Elm Barns, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8DB

Listed buildingExtendable5 sales on record5 planning records
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
160 m²
1722 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 73
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 2 Elm Barns

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

2 Elm Barns is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Cottenham, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 8DB). It has a recorded floor area of 160 m² (around 1722 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows a C (score 73). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).

Last sale on file: £760,000 in November 2021. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 5 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year.

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Valuation

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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
  • Bathrooms2

Outside

  • Private gardenYes

Building

  • Listed buildingYes
  • Period featuresYes
  • Extension potentialPossible
Energy

Energy performance

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

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C73
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 2 Elm Barns, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8DB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Feb 2025
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    T1: Sycamore - Cut back over hanging branches to boundary line (approx. 1.5m)

    Agent
    Legge Services Limited - T/A Greenland
    Council
    South Cambridgeshire District Council
    Documents
    11 docs on file
    Reference
    25/0076/TTCA
    View planning record
  2. Jun 2022
    Garage ConversionFull
    In report

    Part garage conversion to create a workshop.

    Council
    South Cambridgeshire District Council
    Documents
    16 docs on file
    Reference
    22/00702/HFUL
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

2 Elm Barns has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.

Current estimate

£749,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 24 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£760,000

Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 3 November 2021Most recent

    £760,000

    +82.7%over 17 years
  2. 1 November 2004

    £416,000

    +51.3%over 3 years
  3. 5 April 2001

    £275,000

    +18.3%over 1 year
  4. 7 October 1999

    £232,500

    +22.7%over 1 year
  5. 5 November 1997

    £189,500

Median price across the last 4 sales in CB24 8DB: £254,250 (2017–1997).

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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.

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

Cottenham Village College. 3 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CB24 8DB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CB24 8DB

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CB24 8DB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.7dB

Low
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

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