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23 High Street, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8SA

3 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
123 m²
1324 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 42
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 23 High Street

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

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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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

  • Bedrooms4

Outside

  • Private gardenYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
  • RefurbishedYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Mar 2023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

A
B
C
D
E
E42
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
8.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 23 High Street, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8SA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Mar 2017
    Tree WorksTrees
    In 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
    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.

23 High Street has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.

Current estimate

£445,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 18 years.

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Last sold (2013)

£282,000

Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 29 July 2013Most recent

    £282,000

    +22.6%over 8 years
  2. 21 April 2005

    £230,000

    +196.8%over 9 years
  3. 20 July 1995

    £77,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB24 8SA: £570,000 (2025–2023).

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On the street

Versus other High Street homes

Four headline reads against 35 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 23 High Street lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,293

Street avg £3,226

Below

Floor Area

123 m²

Street avg 122 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

8.5 t/year

Street avg 5.4 t/year

Strongly below
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

1.2 km

Cottenham Primary School. 2 schools nearby.

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CB24 8SA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.2dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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