8 Cottenham Road, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9ES
About 8 Cottenham Road
8 Cottenham Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Histon, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 9ES). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. Period features are noted in the property record. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position. The latest certificate (August 2018) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
Across 2006–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £612,000 is 22.4% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£418/sq ft) was about 63.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Last sale on file: £500,000 in February 2019.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Previously extendedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- May 2019ConditionsIn report
Discharge of conditions 3 (Materials) and 8 (Surface water drainage) pursuant to planning permission S/4578/17/FL
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- S/1539/19/DC
- May 2019AmendmentIn report
Non material amendment of planning permission S/4578/17/FL- Rearranging window positions and sizes internal layout changes
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- S/0817/19/NM
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 8 Cottenham Road
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
8 Cottenham Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£612,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 13 years.
£500,000
Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
22 February 2019Most recent
£500,000
+85.2%over 12 years25 April 2006
£270,000
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 8 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
Price per m²
£4,505
Street avg £3,536
Floor Area
111 m²
Street avg 117 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 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.
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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