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8 Dunstal Field, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8UH

Extendable1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
87 m²
936 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 71
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 8 Dunstal Field

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

8 Dunstal Field is a three-bedroom detached house in Cottenham, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 8UH). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in August 2015 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 87 m² it sits well below the postcode median (144 m² across 24 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2024. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2016–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£507/sq ft) was about 96.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £475,000 in February 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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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
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageYes
  • Cul-de-sacYes

Building

  • Central heatingYes
  • RefurbishedYes
  • Extension potentialPossible
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Apr 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C71
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Apr 2025from Aug 2015
EPC improved fromD61toC71
Hot Water
AverageGood

Hot water efficiency improved

Low Energy Lighting
71%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Dunstal Field, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8UH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Council records include a part-single-part-two-storey extension at 8 Dunstal Field.

  1. May 2024
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Part single, part two storey

    Single storey front, two storey side and single storey rear extensions.

    Agent
    Studio 11 Development
    Council
    South Cambridgeshire District Council
    Documents
    24 docs on file
    Reference
    24/01059/HFUL
    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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£508,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.6% per year over 6 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£475,000

Growth on file: 4.6% per year over 6 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 14 February 2022Most recent

    £475,000

    +31.9%over 6 years
  2. 7 January 2016

    £360,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB24 8UH: £650,000 (2025–2022).

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On the street

Versus other Dunstal Field homes

Four headline reads against 24 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

8 Dunstal Field outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,460

Street avg £2,989

Strongly above

Floor Area

87 m²

Street avg 144 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.0 t/year

Street avg 5.2 t/year

Strongly above
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

0.2 km

Cottenham Village College. 3 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CB24 8UH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.5dB

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

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 8 Dunstal Field, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8UH. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.