6 Cottenham Road, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9ES
About 6 Cottenham Road
6 Cottenham Road is a five-bedroom detached house in Histon, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 9ES). It has a recorded floor area of 214 m² (around 2305 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2009) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). The latest certificate is from April 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 214 m² the property is well over the postcode median (105 m² across 43 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £890,000 sits 83.5% above the 2012 sale of £485,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£210/sq ft) was about 19.3% below the postcode norm. On the market in October 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years. One planning record on file: an extension refused in 2009.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- ParkingOff road
Energy performance
6 Cottenham Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Apr 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
- May 2009ExtensionFullIn report
Extension to Dwelling and Alterations to Access S/1501/03/F to be Used as Office Solely for the Purpose of Colin Bates his Family and Employees
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- S/1655/08/F
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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
6 Cottenham Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£890,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£485,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
25 October 2012Most recent
£485,000
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 6 Cottenham Road, 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 6 Cottenham Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,265
Street avg £3,611
Floor Area
214 m²
Street avg 115 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.1 t/year
Street avg 4.4 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.
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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
46.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB