3 Goldfinch Drive, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8XY
About 3 Goldfinch Drive
3 Goldfinch Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Cottenham, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 8XY). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 111 m² the property is well over the postcode median (61 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2001–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £486,000 is 24% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£328/sq ft) was about 41.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in March 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Mar 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
3 Goldfinch Drive has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
3 Goldfinch Drive has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2001.
£486,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.6% per year over 16 years.
£392,000
Growth on file: 4.6% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
30 March 2017Most recent
£392,000
+101.1%over 15 years27 September 2001
£194,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB24 8XY: £495,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in CB24 8XY
9 Goldfinch Drive, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8XY
Sold May 2025
£515,00029 Goldfinch Drive, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8XY
Sold Feb 2023
£520,00015 Goldfinch Drive, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8XY
Sold Aug 2022
£495,00014 Goldfinch Drive, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8XY
Sold Jul 2021
£250,00036 Goldfinch Drive, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8XY
Sold Apr 2021
£255,000
Everything we know about 3 Goldfinch Drive, 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 Goldfinch Drive homes
On co₂ emissions, 3 Goldfinch Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,532
Street avg £3,542
Floor Area
111 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 3.1 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
0.4 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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.6dB