26 Courtyard Way, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8SF
About 26 Courtyard Way
26 Courtyard Way is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Cottenham, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 8SF). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in February 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). The home occupies a corner plot.
At 94 m² the property is well over the postcode median (65 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £427,000 is 10.9% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£381/sq ft) was about 84.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £385,000 in January 2023.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff street
- Corner plotYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey side extension at 26 Courtyard Way.
- Feb 2018ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two storey extension to side of existing dwelling house
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- S/4331/17/FL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 26 Courtyard Way has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£427,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 25 years.
£385,000
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
4 January 2023Most recent
£385,000
+48.1%over 6 years18 May 2016
£260,000
+26.8%over 5 years1 June 2010
£205,000
+34.0%over 5 years14 March 2005
£153,000
+82.1%over 7 years31 October 1997
£84,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB24 8SF: £299,000 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in CB24 8SF
12 Courtyard Way, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8SF
Sold Feb 2025
£440,0009 Courtyard Way, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8SF
Sold Jul 2023
£343,00020 Courtyard Way, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8SF
Sold Mar 2017
£299,00014 Courtyard Way, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8SF
Sold Oct 2015
£342,00017 Courtyard Way, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8SF
Sold Feb 2014
£285,000
Everything we know about 26 Courtyard Way, 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 Courtyard Way homes
Price per m² for 26 Courtyard Way runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,096
Street avg £3,073
Floor Area
94 m²
Street avg 78 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 3.0 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
0.8 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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.0dB