43a, Cottenham Road, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9ES
About 43a
43a is a detached house in Histon, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 9ES). It has a recorded floor area of 206 m² (around 2217 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2007 onwards. The latest certificate (September 2014) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 206 m² the property is well over the postcode median (105 m² across 43 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 84% of similar EPCs). Across 2012–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 20.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£378/sq ft) was about 47.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Most recent transfer: September 2018 at £837,500.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
43a'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Sept 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jul 2013New BuildConditionsIn report
Replacement dwelling - Discharge of Conditions
- Agent
- SBH Design
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- S/1418/13/DC
- May 2013Demolition And RebuildFullIn report
Demolition of existing bungalow & replacement with new detached dwelling & garage
- Agent
- SBH Design
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- S/0444/13/FL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
43a has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2012.
£885,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 20.7% per year over 6 years.
£837,500
Growth on file: 20.7% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
17 September 2018Most recent
£837,500
+198.0%over 5 years30 November 2012
£281,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB24 9ES: £520,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in CB24 9ES
28 Cottenham Road, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9ES
Sold Feb 2025
£422,00043 Cottenham Road, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9ES
Sold Jan 2024
£710,00015a, Cottenham Road, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9ES
Sold Mar 2023
£520,00026 Cottenham Road, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9ES
Sold Jan 2023
£520,00061 Cottenham Road, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9ES
Sold Jan 2023
£625,000
Everything we know about 43a, 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 Cottenham Road homes
Floor Area for 43a runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,066
Street avg £3,551
Floor Area
206 m²
Street avg 115 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 4.5 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
0.5 km
Histon and Impington Park Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB