7 Goldfinch Drive, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8XY

7 Goldfinch Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Cottenham, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 8XY). It has a recorded floor area of 160 m² (around 1722 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2025) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in October 2015 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good.

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in January 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 160 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 2001–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 24% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £541,000 sits 86.9% above the 2007 sale of £289,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£168/sq ft) was about 28.6% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.