60 Beach Road, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8RG
About 60 Beach Road
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
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Heating systemGas fired
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
60 Beach Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
60 Beach Road has an approved side and rear extension on the planning record.
- Jan 2024ExtensionFullIn 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
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 60 Beach Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£595,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£554,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 September 2023Most recent
£554,000
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
£340,00015 Beach Road, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8RG
Sold Jul 2022
£460,0005 Beach Road, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8RG
Sold Feb 2022
£325,000
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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 co₂ emissions, 60 Beach Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,597
Street avg £3,101
Floor Area
154 m²
Street avg 96 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.1 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.
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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