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1 Corbett Street, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8QX

Property type
Semi-detached
Floor 01
Habitable rooms
2
From EPC
Floor area
57 m²
614 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 54
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About 1 Corbett Street

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

1 Corbett Street is a semi-detached house in Cottenham, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 8QX). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band F. At 57 m² this is the 5th smallest of 26 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 45–205 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (January 2022); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Today's modelled estimate of £967,000 is 26.4% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,247/sq ft) was about 435.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 57 m² it's 17% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (69 m² median across 25 EPCs). Last sale on file: £765,000 in April 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

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.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Oct 2023

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E54
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.9 t/year
Occupancy
Rented

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Oct 2023from Jan 2022
EPC improved fromD66toE54
Heating System
Gas BoilerRoom Heaters

Heating system changed

Main Fuel
GasElectric

Changed to a more efficient fuel source

Heating Controls
FullProg + Stat

Heating controls changed

Hot Water
Main SystemInstantaneous

Hot water system changed

Walls
Very PoorGood

Wall insulation improved

Roof
AverageGood

Roof insulation improved

Floor Insulation
UninsulatedPartial

Floor insulation added or improved

Low Energy Lighting
52%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Corbett Street, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8QX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Corbett Street 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

£967,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2022)

£765,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 6 April 2022Most recent

    £765,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB24 8QX: £317,000 (2024–2022).

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On the street

Versus other Corbett Street homes

Four headline reads against 4 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

1 Corbett Street is notably below the street on epc rating.

EPC Rating

54 (E)

Street avg 75 (C)

Strongly below

Floor Area

57 m²

Street avg 49 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

2.9 t/year

Street avg 1.6 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 2 rooms

On par
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

0.6 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 8QX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CB24 8QX

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CB24 8QX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.9dB

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 1 Corbett Street, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8QX. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.