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2 Church Close, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8SL

Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
84 m²
899 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 50
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About 2 Church Close

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

2 Church Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Cottenham, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 8SL). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 899 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2011) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 58). The latest certificate is from October 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since May 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2001–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 19.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £377,000 sits 83.9% above the 2004 sale of £205,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£228/sq ft) was about 20.7% below the postcode norm.

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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

  • Bedrooms3

Outside

  • Private gardenFront and rear
  • DrivewayYes

Building

  • Heating systemGas
Energy

Energy performance

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

2 Church Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Oct 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E50
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
5.4 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 2 Church Close, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8SL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

2 Church Close has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

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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.

2 Church Close's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2001).

Current estimate

£377,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 19.1% per year over 3 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2004)

£205,000

Growth on file: 19.1% per year over 3 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 25 May 2004Most recent

    £205,000

    +78.3%over 3 years

  2. 31 January 2001

    £115,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB24 8SL: £300,000 (2023–2019).

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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.

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On the street

Versus other Church Close homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

2 Church Close outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,455

Street avg £4,089

Below

Floor Area

84 m²

Street avg 87 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.4 t/year

Street avg 3.7 t/year

Strongly below
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£446k

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1 Brigham Close, Cottenham

CB24 8AZ

2 bed
£511k

1 Brenda Gautrey Way, Cottenham

CB24 8XW

4 bed
£615k

1 Foundry Close, Cottenham

CB24 8TU

4 bed
£215k

1 Church End, Rampton

CB24 8QA

2 bed1 bath
£352k

1 Calvin Close, Cottenham

CB24 8UT

£341k

1 Gage Close, Cottenham

CB24 8BQ

£434k

1 Clarke Close, Cottenham

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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.
Full Cambridge report

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

1.4 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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CB24 8SL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CB24 8SL

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CB24 8SL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.5dB

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 2 Church Close, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8SL. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.