34 Franklin Gardens, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8QW
About 34 Franklin Gardens
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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Jun 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
34 Franklin Gardens has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£181,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£168,750
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
7 August 2022Most recent
£168,750
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB24 8QW: £191,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in CB24 8QW
3 Franklin Gardens, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8QW
Sold Jan 2025
£202,50020 Franklin Gardens, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8QW
Sold Jul 2023
£206,25016 Franklin Gardens, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8QW
Sold Feb 2023
£191,00035 Franklin Gardens, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8QW
Sold Jan 2023
£190,00041 Franklin Gardens, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8QW
Sold Mar 2021
£162,000
Everything we know about 34 Franklin Gardens, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Franklin Gardens homes
34 Franklin Gardens is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£3,516
Street avg £2,753
Floor Area
48 m²
Street avg 59 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 2.0 t/year
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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
0.3 km
Cottenham Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB