36 Goldfinch Drive, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8XY
About 36 Goldfinch Drive
36 Goldfinch Drive is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Cottenham, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 8XY). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since June 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 89). The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.
Most recent transfer: April 2021 at £255,000. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2002–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £290,000 is 13.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£402/sq ft) was about 73.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 59 m² it's 18.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (72 m² median across 27 EPCs).
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- ParkingOff street
- LandYes
Energy performance
36 Goldfinch Drive's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Mar 2025
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
36 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
36 Goldfinch Drive has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.
£290,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.1% per year over 19 years.
£255,000
Growth on file: 4.1% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
29 April 2021Most recent
£255,000
-4.1%over 3 years6 July 2017
£266,000
+29.1%over 2 years19 December 2014
£206,000
+26.8%over 5 years20 November 2009
£162,500
+12.8%over 5 years30 March 2004
£144,000
+22.1%over 2 years1 March 2002
£117,950
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
£250,0008 Goldfinch Drive, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8XY
Sold Mar 2021
£275,000
Everything we know about 36 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
36 Goldfinch Drive is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£4,322
Street avg £3,513
Floor Area
59 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 3.2 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