39 Beach Road, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8RG
About 39 Beach Road
39 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 before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2013) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
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. On the market in May 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1998–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £472,000 is 25.9% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£286/sq ft) was about 33.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
39 Beach Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Jun 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
39 Beach Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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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
39 Beach Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1998.
£472,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 18 years.
£375,000
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
26 May 2016Most recent
£375,000
+63.0%over 10 years1 September 2005
£230,000
+53.4%over 4 years25 March 2001
£149,950
+15.3%over 11 months26 April 2000
£130,000
18 November 1998
£130,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB24 8RG: £340,000 (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
£554,00015 Beach Road, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8RG
Sold Jul 2022
£460,000
Everything we know about 39 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
39 Beach Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,074
Street avg £3,142
Floor Area
122 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 4.3 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