1 Beach Road, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8RG

1 Beach Road is an end-of-terrace house in Cottenham, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 8RG). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2024) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (June 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Very Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.

At 52 m² it sits well below the postcode median (92 m² across 15 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Sold July 2018 for £210,000. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2000–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £263,000 is 25.2% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£375/sq ft) was about 99.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.