23 High Street, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8SA
About 23 High Street
23 High Street is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Cottenham, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 8SA). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1324 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2013) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
Across 1995–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £445,000 sits 57.8% above the 2013 sale of £282,000. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2017. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 123 m² it's 21.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (101 m² median across 35 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). On the market in July 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
23 High Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Mar 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Mar 2017Tree WorksTreesIn report
1. Bay tree - fell 2. Sycamore - repollard 3. Apple - crown reduce 1m and crown thin 20%
- Agent
- Eastern Landscape Services Ltd
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- S/0466/17/TC
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
23 High Street has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£445,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 18 years.
£282,000
Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
29 July 2013Most recent
£282,000
+22.6%over 8 years21 April 2005
£230,000
+196.8%over 9 years20 July 1995
£77,500
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 23 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
EPC Rating for 23 High Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,293
Street avg £3,226
Floor Area
123 m²
Street avg 122 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.5 t/year
Street avg 5.4 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.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.2dB