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3 bed house for sale Cottenham Road, Histon, CB24

Guide Price

£400,000

Added on 28/09/2026

For sale by auction

Type: Semi-detached
Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 1
Size: £404 per sq ft
Tenure: Freehold

Council tax Band C £2,254 a year EPC D 63 potential C

Key features

Sale by Modern Auction (T&Cs apply)
Subject to an undisclosed Reserve Price
Buyers fees apply
Three bedrooms.
26m long rear garden with garage.
Set back private position with scope to update and change, subject to permissions.
Requires updating throughout,
Dining family room with feature fireplace and double doors to the garden.

About this property

An attractive three bedroom semi detached house with a generous garden set back in this sought after position and village requiring updating with vast potential to extend, subject to the necessary permissions - available with no upward sales chain.

Please note that an AML fee is chargeable to the buyer once an offer is accepted to cover the cost of carrying out the required identity and anti-money laundering checks. Once these checks have been completed, the fee cannot be refunded, even if the property purchase does not go ahead.

Floorplan

Energy performance

D 63

Current

Potential

92+

81-91

69-80

78 C

55-68

63 D

39-54

21-38

1-20

This home is rated band D, scoring 63 out of 100. The average British home is band D. Its certificate says it could reach band C (78) if the improvements it recommends were carried out.

Read from the certificate published with this listing, so it may not be the latest one. Check the government EPC register for the full certificate and its recommendations.

Council tax

Band C £2,254 a year

Per year

Band A

£1,691
Band B

£1,973
Band C

This home: £2,254
Band D

£2,536
Band E

£3,100
Band F

£3,663
Band G

£4,227
Band H

£5,073

This home is in band C, which costs £2,254 a year in South Cambridgeshire for 2026/27.

Figures from MHCLG (Open Government Licence v3): the average bill for each band across South Cambridgeshire, including the typical parish precept, so a parish's own bill can differ a little. Discounts lower the bill, such as 25% off for an adult living alone. Check a home's band on GOV.UK.

Price guide

This home (approx.)

£404 / sq ft

Area average (sold)

£397 / sq ft

Price per area, sold homes nearby

£296 / sq ft

£404 / sq ft

£518 / sq ft

Lowest

This home

Highest

About £404 per sq ft, above the middle of recent sales in CB24 (£296–£518, 10th–90th percentile, 1,076 sales over 24 months).

Lowest and highest are the 10th and 90th percentiles of 1,076 homes sold in CB24 over the last 24 months. This home's figure uses its asking price and a floor area matched from the EPC register, so it is approximate. All sold £/sq ft in CB24 →

Location

Cottenham Road, Histon, CB24

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Mortgage and stamp duty

Property price £400,000

£200k £600k

Deposit10% £40,000

£0 £400k

Interest rate 4.5%

0.5% 15%

Repayment period 25 years

5 years 40 years

A £360,000 mortgage. Most lenders would want a household income of about £80,000 to support it.

A guide only, for a capital repayment mortgage. The rate you are offered and what you can borrow depend on your circumstances and a full application with a lender or broker. Your home may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage.

Properties sold nearby

HM Land Registry sales nearby. Floor areas from Energy Performance Certificates where matched.

Address	Type	Sold	Size	Size	£/sq ft	Price
113, Cottenham Road Detached	Detached	May 2025	1,948 sq ft £436/sq ft	1,948 sq ft	£436	£850,000
138, Cottenham Road Detached	Detached	Dec 2023	1,507 sq ft £488/sq ft	1,507 sq ft	£488	£735,000
140, Cottenham Road Detached	Detached	Nov 2022	1,905 sq ft £433/sq ft	1,905 sq ft	£433	£825,000
150, Cottenham Road Detached	Detached	Aug 2022	2,508 sq ft £498/sq ft	2,508 sq ft	£498	£1,250,000
117, Cottenham Road Semi-detached	Semi-detached	Jun 2021	1,098 sq ft £369/sq ft	1,098 sq ft	£369	£405,000
146, Cottenham Road Detached	Detached	May 2021	1,830 sq ft £363/sq ft	1,830 sq ft	£363	£665,000
108, Cottenham Road Detached	Detached	Dec 2020	1,690 sq ft £435/sq ft	1,690 sq ft	£435	£735,000
107, Cottenham Road Semi-detached	Semi-detached	Aug 2020	1,485 sq ft £407/sq ft	1,485 sq ft	£407	£605,000