1 Corbett Street, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8QX
About 1 Corbett Street
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 performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls changed
Hot water system changed
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
1 Corbett Street 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.
£967,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£765,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
6 April 2022Most recent
£765,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB24 8QX: £317,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in CB24 8QX
24 Corbett Street, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8QX
Sold Sept 2024
£373,00030 Corbett Street, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8QX
Sold Jul 2024
£317,00028 Corbett Street, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8QX
Sold Sept 2023
£310,00036 Corbett Street, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8QX
Sold Jun 2023
£301,25029 Corbett Street, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8QX
Sold Dec 2022
£445,000
Everything we know about 1 Corbett Street, 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 Corbett Street homes
1 Corbett Street is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
54 (E)
Street avg 75 (C)
Floor Area
57 m²
Street avg 49 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 1.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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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
0.6 km
Cottenham Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.9dB