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97 Cottenham Road, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9ET

Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
178 m²
1916 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 53
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 97 Cottenham Road

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

97 Cottenham Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Histon, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 9ET). It has a recorded floor area of 178 m² (around 1916 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2014) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 178 m² it's 28.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (139 m² median across 48 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). 11 years since the last transfer (February 2015). Across 1996–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £707,000 is 48.8% above the 2015 sale price.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms3
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

97 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Sept 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
8.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 97 Cottenham Road, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9ET, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

97 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.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1996.

Current estimate

£707,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 18 years.

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Last sold (2015)

£475,000

Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 12 February 2015Most recent

    £475,000

    +252.1%over 18 years

  2. 25 September 1996

    £134,900

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB24 9ET: £825,000 (2025–2022).

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On the street

Versus other Cottenham Road homes

Four headline reads against 48 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

97 Cottenham Road is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.

Price per m²

£2,669

Street avg £3,456

Below

Floor Area

178 m²

Street avg 145 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

8.5 t/year

Street avg 5.2 t/year

Strongly below
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£451k

1 Brackenbury, Impington

CB24 9YQ

3 bed
£436k

1 Allington Close, Histon

CB24 9YB

3 bed
£701k

1 Burrough Field, Impington

CB24 9NW

4 bed2 bath
£1.2m

1 Clay Close Lane, Impington

CB24 9NE

3 bed2 bath
£399k

1 Farmstead Close, Histon

CB24 9XT

3 bed1 bath
£483k

1 Burkett Way, Histon

CB24 9XU

4 bed
£1.1m

1 Cresswell Close, Impington

CB24 9AP

4 bed3 bath
£1.1m

1 Cottenham Road, Histon

CB24 9ES

4 bed
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Cambridge district page.
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

0.4 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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CB24 9ET

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 97 Cottenham Road, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9ET. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.