High Street Coton, South Cambridgeshire
5 addresses across 2 postcodes (CB23), about 20 m long. USRN 35305069.
- Sales: 50 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £532,500 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 4 homes have an energy certificate (C: 2, D: 2).
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in South Cambridgeshire costs £2,536 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Cambridge, about 5.4 km (3.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Coton Countryside Reserve, is about 260 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 27 to 28 m above sea level.
- Noise: 3 of its 5 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Huntingdon Road Surgery, about 3.2 km (2 miles) away.
- People: About 270 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 83% of households owned their home and 67% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 22 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often anti-social behaviour.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £532,500 | £532,500 | £532,500 |
| 2025 | 2 | £1,287,500 | £1,125,000 | £1,450,000 |
| 2024 | 3 | £1,200,000 | £1,150,000 | £1,850,000 |
| 2023 | 2 | £1,320,000 | £390,000 | £2,250,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £475,000 | £475,000 | £475,000 |
| 2019 | 3 | £293,000 | £265,000 | £499,999 |
| 2017 | 3 | £245,000 | £237,500 | £750,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £550,000 | £550,000 | £550,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £500,000 | £500,000 | £500,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | £680,000 | £680,000 | £680,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £2,508,000 | £2,508,000 | £2,508,000 |
| 2008 | 2 | £537,500 | £500,000 | £575,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Apr 2026 | 58 CB23 7PL | Other | £8,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 5 Jan 2026 | 16 CB23 7PL | Terraced | £532,500 | |
| 1 Sep 2025 | 68 CB23 7PL | Detached | £1,450,000 | |
| 3 Jun 2025 | 4 CB23 7PL | Detached | £1,125,000 | |
| 29 Oct 2024 | 22A CB23 7PL | Detached | £1,200,000 | |
| 24 Oct 2024 | 22B CB23 7PL | Detached | £1,150,000 | |
| 14 Oct 2024 | 53 CB23 7PL | Detached | £1,850,000 | |
| 30 Mar 2023 | DOVECOTE BARNS CB23 7PL | Detached | £2,250,000 | |
| 24 Mar 2023 | 18 CB23 7PL | Terraced | £390,000 | |
| 7 Apr 2022 | 22B CB23 7PL | Other | £287,500 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 7 Apr 2022 | 22C CB23 7PL | Other | £287,500 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 7 Apr 2022 | 22A CB23 7PL | Other | £250,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 3 Dec 2021 | 58 CB23 7PL | Other | £112,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 25 Jun 2021 | 16 CB23 7PL | Terraced | £475,000 | |
| 1 Apr 2021 | 72 CB23 7PL | Other | £664,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 19 Jul 2019 | 64 CB23 7PL | Detached | £293,000 | |
| 3 Jul 2019 | 50 CB23 7PL | Semi-detached | £499,999 | |
| 18 Apr 2019 | 72 CB23 7PL | Terraced | £265,000 | |
| 18 Dec 2018 | 66 CB23 7PL | Other | £800,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 21 Dec 2017 | 24 CB23 7PL | Detached | £900,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 29 Sep 2017 | 72 CB23 7PL | Terraced | £237,500 | |
| 13 Jul 2017 | 74 CB23 7PL | Terraced | £245,000 | |
| 3 Apr 2017 | 6 CB23 7PL | Detached | £750,000 | |
| 18 Nov 2015 | 44 CB23 7PL | Semi-detached | £550,000 | |
| 9 Jul 2013 | 42 CB23 7PL | Detached | £500,000 | |
| 23 May 2011 | 54 CB23 7PL | Detached | £680,000 | |
| 26 Aug 2010 | 73 CB23 7PL | Detached | £2,508,000 | |
| 28 Apr 2008 | 54 CB23 7PL | Detached | £575,000 | |
| 8 Feb 2008 | 68 CB23 7PL | Detached | £500,000 | |
| 17 Aug 2007 | 82 CB23 7PL | Semi-detached | £510,000 | |
| 1 Aug 2007 | 48 CB23 7PL | Detached | £798,840 | |
| 13 Dec 2006 | DOVECOTE BARNS CB23 7PL | Detached | £950,000 | |
| 29 Sep 2006 | 44 CB23 7PL | Semi-detached | £355,000 | |
| 28 Jul 2006 | 16 CB23 7PL | Terraced | £242,050 | |
| 7 Jul 2004 | 84 CB23 7PL | Detached | £990,465 | |
| 21 Jun 2002 | 48 CB23 7PL | Detached | £360,000 | |
| 24 Sep 2001 | 22 CB23 7PL | Detached | £270,000 | |
| 24 Sep 2001 | 11 CB23 7PL | Semi-detached | £164,500 | |
| 31 Jul 2001 | 57 CB23 7PL | Detached | £760,000 | |
| 26 Jul 2000 | 9 CB23 7PL | Terraced | £150,000 | |
| 1 Oct 1999 | 53 CB23 7PL | Detached | £300,000 | |
| 10 Dec 1997 | 53 CB23 7PL | Detached | £103,000 | |
| 8 Aug 1997 | 13 CB23 7PL | Semi-detached | £125,000 | |
| 7 Jul 1997 | 6 CB23 7PL | Detached | £138,000 | |
| 8 Nov 1996 | 16 CB23 7PL | Terraced | £95,000 | |
| 27 Sep 1996 | 76 CB23 7PL | Terraced | £85,500 | |
| 19 Jul 1996 | 11 CB23 7PL | Semi-detached | £82,500 | |
| 31 Jul 1995 | 64 CB23 7PL | Detached | £50,000 | |
| 24 Feb 1995 | 46 CB23 7PL | Semi-detached | £160,000 | |
| 7 Feb 1995 | 76 CB23 7PL | Terraced | £82,000 |
Energy performance certificates
4 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 81 m². Most common: House, end-terrace (2); House, mid-terrace (2). Built: 1996-2002 (3); 2003-2006 (1). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (2); owner-occupied (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (1 address)
Council tax
What each band costs in South Cambridgeshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,536 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,691 | £1,973 | £2,254 | £2,536 | £3,100 | £3,663 | £4,227 | £5,073 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band C (27% of about 640 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Coton (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 1.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 44 AND 46, HIGH STREET, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Land At And To The Rear Of 24 High Street Coton CB23 7PL: up to 3 homes, permissioned (120 m)
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 6 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| CB23 7GX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
| CB23 7PL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 4 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 5 addresses are between 27 m and 28 m above sea level (27 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB23 7GX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CB23 7PL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Cambridge 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.4 km (3.3 miles) |
| Cambridge North 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.7 km (4.2 miles) | |
| Shelford (Cambs) 222,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.6 km (5.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Footpath Coton | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Drummer St Bus Station Cambridge | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 38 km (24 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Huntingdon Road Surgery | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Jardines Pharmacy | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Granta Dental | 3.6 km (2.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Nuffeild Health Cambridge Hospital | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| Police station | Parkside Police Station | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | Barclays ATM | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Coton Countryside Reserve 112 ha | 260 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 880 m² | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4.2 ha | 230 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.0 ha | 220 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 112 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Peter, a listed building (Grade I), 200 m west. 16 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade I | 200 m west |
| Madingley Mill, at Mill Farm, Madingley Hill | Listed building, Grade II* | 680 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Memorial and Attached Walls, Steps and Pool Surround at American Military Cemetery | Listed building, Grade II* | 870 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| American Military Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 950 m (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Madingley Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Madingley Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| West Cambridge Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Eight Hundred Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Pheasant Plantation | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Brook Leys | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.8 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 5 |
3 of the street's 5 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for South Cambridgeshire: see them on the South Cambridgeshire page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coton Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 300 m | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Plough CB23 7PL | Pub/bar/nightclub | 210 m | 5 Very good | 26 Feb 2026 |
| Coton Orchard Cafe and Shop CB23 7PJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 14 Jul 2026 |
| Walter Smith Fine Foods CB23 7PJ | Retailers - other | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 16 Apr 2026 |
| Coton Football Club CB23 7PX | Retailers - other | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 17 Oct 2023 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 11 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Shoplifting | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Cambridge Road (8); On or near Church End (7); On or near Brook Lane (5); On or near St Catharines Hall (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 83% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 57% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 59% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 26% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 78% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 67% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 5% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 9 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
St Catharines Hall · The Footpath · The Footpath · Cambridge Road · Church End · The Footpath · Sadlers Close · St John's Road · St Peter's Road
All the streets in CB23 and across South Cambridgeshire.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.