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12 Cundell Drive, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8RU

3 sales on record3 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Floor area
156 m²
1679 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 72
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 12 Cundell Drive

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

12 Cundell Drive is a five-bedroom detached house in Cottenham, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 8RU). It has a recorded floor area of 156 m² (around 1679 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows a C (score 72). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since April 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good.

Held since October 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1996–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £625,000 sits 119.3% above the 2003 sale of £285,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£170/sq ft) was about 30.7% below the postcode norm. At 156 m² it's 22.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (127 m² median across 10 EPCs). 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.

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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

  • Bedrooms5
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Feb 2019

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C72
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Feb 2019from Apr 2009
Hot Water
Very GoodGood

Hot water efficiency decreased

Floor Insulation
UninsulatedInsulated

Floor insulation added or improved

Low Energy Lighting
50%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12 Cundell Drive, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8RU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history at 12 Cundell Drive is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.

  1. Sept 2020
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    T1 Eucalyptus Fell Underestmated how large this tree would grow, unsuitable for garden T2 Yew Fell Major roots encroaching on house, concerned for foundations

    Agent
    Town & Country Tree Surgery
    Council
    South Cambridgeshire District Council
    Documents
    8 docs on file
    Reference
    20/1800/TTCA
    View planning record
  2. Sept 2020
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    T1 Eucalyptus Fell Underestmated how large this tree would grow, unsuitable for garden T2 Yew Fell Major roots encroaching on house, concerned for foundations

    Agent
    Town & Country Tree Surgery
    Council
    South Cambridgeshire District Council
    Documents
    8 docs on file
    Reference
    20/1800/TTCA
    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.

Sale price has at least doubled since 1996.

Current estimate

£625,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.2% per year over 8 years.

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Last sold (2003)

£285,000

Growth on file: 10.2% per year over 8 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 20 October 2003Most recent

    £285,000

    +15.2%over 2 years
  2. 19 April 2001

    £247,500

    +80.3%over 5 years
  3. 3 April 1996

    £137,250

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB24 8RU: £455,000 (2025–2019).

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On the street

Versus other Cundell Drive homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for 12 Cundell Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,827

Street avg £3,351

Strongly below

Floor Area

156 m²

Street avg 132 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.7 t/year

Street avg 4.8 t/year

On par
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

0.6 km

Cottenham Village College. 2 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

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 8RU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CB24 8RU

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CB24 8RU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.9dB

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 12 Cundell Drive, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8RU. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.