8 Lode Road, Bottisham, Cambridge, CB25 9DJ
About 8 Lode Road
8 Lode Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Bottisham, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB25 9DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2012) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Today's modelled estimate of £482,000 is 30.2% above the 2012 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£409/sq ft) was about 39.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in December 2012, so it's been off the market for around 13 years. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2019.
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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
- Bedrooms3
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Garagedetached
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Sept 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Aug 2019New BuildConditionsIn report
To discharge conditions 4 (Contamination) and 6 (Surface Water Disposal) on Decision dated 5.8.16 for Proposed detached three bedroom one and a half storey dwelling
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/00416/DISA
What's in 8 Lode Road, Bottisham, Cambridge, CB25 9DJ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
8 Lode Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£482,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£370,250
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
10 December 2012Most recent
£370,250
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB25 9DJ: £375,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in CB25 9DJ
26a, Lode Road, Bottisham, Cambridge, CB25 9DJ
Sold Mar 2025
£310,00011 Lode Road, Bottisham, Cambridge, CB25 9DJ
Sold Mar 2025
£510,0001 Bradford Cottages, Lode Road, Bottisham, Cambridge, CB25 9DJ
Sold Nov 2022
£497,000115 Lode Road, Bottisham, Cambridge, CB25 9DJ
Sold Mar 2022
£375,00052 Lode Road, Bottisham, Cambridge, CB25 9DJ
Sold May 2021
£320,000
Everything we know about 8 Lode Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Lode Road homes
Price per m² for 8 Lode Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,408
Street avg £3,668
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 99 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 5.2 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
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
0.2 km
Bottisham Village College. 3 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
44.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB