5 Chalk Farm Cottages, Newmarket Road, Bottisham, Cambridge, CB25 9BD
About 5 Chalk Farm Cottages
5 Chalk Farm Cottages is a semi-detached house in Bottisham, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB25 9BD). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in June 2016 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 110), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
5 Chalk Farm Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
5 Chalk Farm Cottages has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
5 Chalk Farm Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£464,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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Versus other Newmarket Road homes
EPC Rating for 5 Chalk Farm Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
44 (E)
Street avg 51 (E)
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 76 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.5 t/year
Street avg 6.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
1.3 km
Bottisham Community Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
48.9dB