15 Beach Road, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8RG
About 15 Beach Road
15 Beach Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Cottenham, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 8RG). It has a recorded floor area of 122 m² (around 1313 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).
At 122 m² the property is well over the postcode median (92 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2008–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£350/sq ft) was about 82.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £460,000 in July 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2022.
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Aug 2022Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 Whitebeam ~ Remove by roots to facilitate new block paving drive surface. T2 Weeping Birch ~ Top and fell to ground level.
- Agent
- Acacia Tree Surgery Ltd
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/0734/TTCA
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 15 Beach Road
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- 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.
£492,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.5% per year over 14 years.
£460,000
Growth on file: 3.5% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
17 July 2022Most recent
£460,000
+64.3%over 14 years20 March 2008
£279,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB24 8RG: £325,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in CB24 8RG
49 Beach Road, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8RG
Sold Feb 2025
£315,0003 Beach Road, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8RG
Sold Nov 2024
£285,00027 Beach Road, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8RG
Sold Jun 2024
£340,00060 Beach Road, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8RG
Sold Sept 2023
£554,0005 Beach Road, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8RG
Sold Feb 2022
£325,000
Everything we know about 15 Beach Road, 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 Beach Road homes
On price per m², 15 Beach Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,770
Street avg £3,088
Floor Area
122 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 4.4 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
0.5 km
Cottenham Village College. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.2dB