What type of property is 26 Cottenham Road, CB24 9ES?

26 Cottenham Road, CB24 9ES is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house, which has been extended.

What was the last sold price for 26 Cottenham Road, CB24 9ES?

26 Cottenham Road, CB24 9ES last sold for £520,000 in January 2023, around 3 years ago. Before that, it sold for £78,000 in February 1997, so prices have been rising over 26 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 26 Cottenham Road, CB24 9ES?

Across 2 sales between February 1997 and January 2023, 26 Cottenham Road, CB24 9ES rose from £78,000 to £520,000, a change of £442,000. That works out to roughly +7.6% per year compounded over 26 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 26 Cottenham Road, CB24 9ES have?

The current EPC rating for 26 Cottenham Road, CB24 9ES is D with a score of 67 out of 100, lodged in April 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 26 Cottenham Road, CB24 9ES?

26 Cottenham Road, CB24 9ES has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (1,066 sq ft), around 33 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 14% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CB24 9ES. Source: EPC Register.

How is 26 Cottenham Road, CB24 9ES heated?

The latest EPC at 26 Cottenham Road, CB24 9ES records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 26 Cottenham Road, CB24 9ES?

26 Cottenham Road, CB24 9ES is in council tax band C.

Where is 26 Cottenham Road, CB24 9ES located?

26 Cottenham Road, CB24 9ES sits in Histon, Cambridge, Cambridge. It falls within the CB24 postcode district in Cambridgeshire.

What is crime like near 26 Cottenham Road, CB24 9ES?

Police records around 26 Cottenham Road, CB24 9ES show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Burglary makes up roughly 18% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 26 Cottenham Road, CB24 9ES?

The closest primary school to 26 Cottenham Road, CB24 9ES is Histon and Impington Park Primary School (482m), one of 5 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Impington Village College (1.4km).

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26 Cottenham Road, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9ES

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

99 m²

1066 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 67

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 26 Cottenham Road

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

26 Cottenham Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Histon, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 9ES). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

Across 1997–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£488/sq ft) was about 91.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold January 2023 for £520,000.

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Open-plan layoutYes
Dining roomYes

Outside

GarageYes

Building

Previously extendedYes
RefurbishedYes

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

D67

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

3.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 26 Cottenham Road, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9ES, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

26 Cottenham Road has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

3applications of note in the surrounding area

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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.

26 Cottenham Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.

Current estimate

£510,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.6% per year over 26 years.

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Last sold (2023)

£520,000

Growth on file: 7.6% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

6 January 2023Most recent
£520,000
+566.7%over 25 years
21 February 1997
£78,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB24 9ES: £520,000 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in CB24 9ES

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On the street

Versus other Cottenham Road homes

Four headline reads against 43 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 26 Cottenham Road stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£5,253

Street avg £3,511

Strongly above

Floor Area

99 m²

Street avg 117 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.8 t/year

Street avg 4.5 t/year

On par

Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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

0.5 km

Histon and Impington Park Primary School. 6 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CB24 9ES from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CB24 9ES

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

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