17 High Street, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8SA

17 High Street is a four-bedroom detached house in Cottenham, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 8SA). It has a recorded floor area of 160 m² (around 1722 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in July 2015 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.

At 160 m² the property is well over the postcode median (101 m² across 35 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer was June 2025 at £570,000 — fresh data. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2015. Past consents include an extension, a porch and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2016–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£331/sq ft) was about 50.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.