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Orchard Path, High Street, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8SA

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Bathroom
1
Floor area
211 m²
2271 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 72
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Orchard Path

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

Orchard Path is a five-bedroom detached house in Cottenham, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 8SA). It has a recorded floor area of 211 m² (around 2271 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (November 2024) shows a C (score 72).

Across 2003–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £866,000 is 27.2% below the 2025 sale of £1,190,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£524/sq ft) was about 133% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 211 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). It changed hands recently, sold June 2025 for £1,190,000. One planning record on file: an annexe approved in 2025. Past consents include an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

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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
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • FireplaceYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageYes
  • BalconyYes

Building

  • Central heatingYes
  • Underfloor heatingYes
Energy

Energy performance

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

EPC Rating

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

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Orchard Path, High Street, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8SA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Oct 2025
    AnnexFull
    In report

    Erection of a residential annexe.

    Agent
    Besant Planning
    Council
    South Cambridgeshire District Council
    Documents
    14 docs on file
    Reference
    25/03433/HFUL
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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.

Orchard Path has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2003.

Current estimate

£866,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 22 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£1,190,000

Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 22 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 9 June 2025Most recent

    £1,190,000

    +228.3%over 22 years
  2. 31 January 2003

    £362,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB24 8SA: £530,000 (2025–2022).

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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.

On price per m², Orchard Path stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£5,640

Street avg £3,111

Strongly above

Floor Area

211 m²

Street avg 120 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

5.3 t/year

Street avg 5.5 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

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

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Orchard Path, High Street, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8SA. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.