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14 Goldfinch Drive, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8XY

3 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
60 m²
646 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 67
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 14 Goldfinch Drive

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

14 Goldfinch Drive is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Cottenham, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 8XY). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2024. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £298,000 is 19.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£387/sq ft) was about 66.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 60 m² it's 16.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (72 m² median across 27 EPCs). Sold July 2021 for £250,000. 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

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenWest-facing
  • ParkingOff road

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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D67
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 14 Goldfinch Drive, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8XY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Jan 2024
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Single storey rear extension and construction of new brick built shed.

    Agent
    plan it architecture + design
    Council
    South Cambridgeshire District Council
    Documents
    18 docs on file
    Reference
    23/03726/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.

14 Goldfinch Drive has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2001.

Current estimate

£298,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.0% per year over 20 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£250,000

Growth on file: 4.0% per year over 20 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 26 July 2021Most recent

    £250,000

    +77.3%over 17 years

  2. 4 March 2004

    £141,000

    +21.6%over 2 years

  3. 21 November 2001

    £115,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB24 8XY: £495,000 (2025–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Goldfinch Drive homes

Four headline reads against 27 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

14 Goldfinch Drive is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£4,167

Street avg £3,519

Above

Floor Area

60 m²

Street avg 91 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

2.5 t/year

Street avg 3.2 t/year

On par
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£323k

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CB24 8QA

2 bed1 bath
£446k

1 Cross Keys Court, Cottenham

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3 bed1 bath
£165k

1 Beagle Court, Cottenham

CB24 8RS

1 bed1 bath
£511k

1 Brenda Gautrey Way, Cottenham

CB24 8XW

4 bed
£320k

1 Bullfinch Way, Cottenham

CB24 8AW

£615k

1 Foundry Close, Cottenham

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4 bed
£263k

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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

0.4 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 8XY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CB24 8XY

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CB24 8XY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.6dB

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

Common questions

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