Orchard Path, High Street, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8SA
About Orchard Path
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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- BalconyYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Underfloor heatingYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Oct 2025AnnexFullIn 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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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Orchard Path has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2003.
£866,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 22 years.
£1,190,000
Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
9 June 2025Most recent
£1,190,000
+228.3%over 22 years31 January 2003
£362,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB24 8SA: £530,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in CB24 8SA
17 High Street, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8SA
Sold Jun 2025
£570,00049 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
£505,00052 High Street, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8SA
Sold Oct 2022
£530,000
Everything we know about Orchard Path, 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
On price per m², Orchard Path stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,640
Street avg £3,111
Floor Area
211 m²
Street avg 120 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 5.5 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