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53 Beach Road, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8RG

EPC B1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
160 m²
1722 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 81
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About 53 Beach Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

53 Beach Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Cottenham, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 8RG). It has a recorded floor area of 160 m² (around 1722 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2012 onwards. The latest certificate (February 2025) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. The rating has held steady at B across 2 certificates since April 2015. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good.

At 160 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 energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2017. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £663,000 is 32.6% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£290/sq ft) was about 43.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in December 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

53 Beach Road ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Feb 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
B81
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
2.9 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 53 Beach Road, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8RG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Jan 2017
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    Multi-stemmed Ash trees to right hand side of no 53 Beach Road - prune to clear house by 4m lamp column and crown lift over road - all by the removal of whole primary branches Reasons: Low crowns are touching roof

    Agent
    Eastern Landscape Service Limited
    Council
    South Cambridgeshire District Council
    Documents
    3 docs on file
    Reference
    S/3403/16/TP
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

53 Beach Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£663,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2014)

£499,995

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 16 December 2014Most recent

    £499,995

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB24 8RG: £340,000 (2025–2022).

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On the street

Versus other Beach Road homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 53 Beach Road stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£3,125

Street avg £3,138

On par

Floor Area

160 m²

Street avg 95 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

2.9 t/year

Street avg 4.5 t/year

Strongly above
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Cambridge district page.

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CB24 8RG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CB24 8RG

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CB24 8RG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.2dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 53 Beach Road, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8RG. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.