18 High Street, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8SA
About 18 High Street
18 High Street is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Cottenham, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 8SA). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.
Across 2002–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£459/sq ft) was about 106.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2021 at £430,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
18 High Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
18 High Street has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.
£469,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 20 years.
£430,000
Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
9 December 2021Most recent
£430,000
+103.8%over 15 years1 December 2006
£211,000
+46.5%over 4 years28 March 2002
£144,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB24 8SA: £570,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in CB24 8SA
17 High Street, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8SA
Sold Jun 2025
£570,000Orchard Path, High Street, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8SA
Sold Jun 2025
£1,190,00049 High Street, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8SA
Sold Dec 2024
£318,00071a, High Street, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8SA
Sold Oct 2023
£650,00028 High Street, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8SA
Sold Oct 2023
£505,000
Everything we know about 18 High Street, in one report
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 High Street homes
18 High Street outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,943
Street avg £3,135
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 123 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 5.6 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
1.2 km
Cottenham Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.2dB