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34 Franklin Gardens, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8QW

Property type
Mid terrace
Bedroom
1
Bathroom
1
Floor area
48 m²
517 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 64
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Social Rental
Overview

About 34 Franklin Gardens

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

34 Franklin Gardens is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Cottenham, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 8QW). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2012) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings.

On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£327/sq ft) was about 33.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 48 m² it's 18.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (59 m² median across 39 EPCs). Last sale on file: £168,750 in August 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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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

  • Bedrooms1
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • OutbuildingsYes

Building

  • Heating systemGas
Energy

Energy performance

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

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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Jun 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D64
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.4 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 34 Franklin Gardens, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8QW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

34 Franklin Gardens has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

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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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£181,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2022)

£168,750

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 7 August 2022Most recent

    £168,750

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB24 8QW: £191,000 (2025–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Franklin Gardens homes

Four headline reads against 39 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

34 Franklin Gardens is notably below the street on floor area.

Price per m²

£3,516

Street avg £2,753

Strongly above

Floor Area

48 m²

Street avg 59 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

2.4 t/year

Street avg 2.0 t/year

Below
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

0.3 km

Cottenham Primary School. 2 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 8QW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CB24 8QW

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CB24 8QW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.0dB

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 34 Franklin Gardens, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8QW. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.