8 Beach Road, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8RG

8 Beach Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Cottenham, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 8RG). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2013) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in March 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88). The latest certificate is from June 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 63 m² it sits well below the postcode median (92 m² across 15 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 73% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2011. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2005–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £304,000 is 35.1% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£332/sq ft) was about 56% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in November 2013, so it's been off the market for around 13 years.