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60 Beach Road, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8RG

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
154 m²
1658 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 59
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 60 Beach Road

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

60 Beach Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Cottenham, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 8RG). It has a recorded floor area of 154 m² (around 1658 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2022) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 95), a 3-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 154 m² the property is well over the postcode median (92 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2024. Past consents include an extension and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£334/sq ft) was about 65.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £554,000 in September 2023.

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Valuation

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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
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • FireplaceYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • DrivewayYes

Building

  • Heating systemGas fired
  • Period featuresYes
Energy

Energy performance

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

60 Beach Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D59
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
7.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 60 Beach Road, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8RG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

60 Beach Road has an approved side and rear extension on the planning record.

  1. Jan 2024
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Side and rear of property

    First floor side and rear extension and alterations to windows and doors.

    Agent
    Tibbett Architectural Services
    Council
    South Cambridgeshire District Council
    New Windows
    Documents
    13 docs on file
    Reference
    23/04564/HFUL
    View planning record
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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.

Latest sale on 60 Beach Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£595,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2023)

£554,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 28 September 2023Most recent

    £554,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB24 8RG: £325,000 (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 co₂ emissions, 60 Beach Road runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,597

Street avg £3,101

Above

Floor Area

154 m²

Street avg 96 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

7.1 t/year

Street avg 4.3 t/year

Strongly below
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
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80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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