5 Beach Road, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8RG
About 5 Beach Road
5 Beach Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Cottenham, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 8RG). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good; while lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.
Across 2014–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£328/sq ft) was about 72.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2022 at £325,000. 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
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 controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Planning history
5 Beach Road 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
5 Beach Road saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£356,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 7 years.
£325,000
Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
11 February 2022Most recent
£325,000
+12.1%over 4 years24 February 2017
£289,995
+38.1%over 2 years2 December 2014
£210,000
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 5 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
Price per m²
£3,533
Street avg £3,106
Floor Area
92 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 4.5 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.
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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