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38 Rock Road, Cambridge, CB1 7UF

3 planning records

Estimated value

£1,336,000

  • Since the 2021 sale (£1,196,550)+12%
  • Against CB1 7UF's recent median (£985,000)+36%

Newest record on this page: December 2024. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
184 m²
1981 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 58
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£1,336,000

  • Against its 2021 sale (£1,196,550)+12%
  • Against CB1 7UF's recent median (£985,000)+36%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 38 Rock Road is modelled from its 184 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CB1 7UF. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    184 m² from the EPC lodged in December 2020

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2021

  • Recent sales in CB1 7UF

    5 sales, median £985,000 (2024–2020)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: December 2024Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 of 3 applicationsFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2002.

Sales timeline

  1. 28 April 2021Most recent

    £1,196,550

    +206.8%over 18 years

  2. 2 September 2002

    £390,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB1 7UF: £985,000 (2024–2020).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

Nothing is flagged from the data on this page, but these checks are only run in the report. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 38 Rock Road

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

38 Rock Road is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Cambridge (CB1 7UF). It has a recorded floor area of 184 m² (around 1981 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). Period features are noted in the property record.

At 184 m² the property is well over the postcode median (131 m² across 29 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,336,000 is 11.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£604/sq ft) was about 100.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: April 2021 at £1,196,550. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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

  • Bedrooms5
  • Bathrooms3
  • Open-plan layoutYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

38 Rock Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate
Dec 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D58
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 4 December 2030

4 years remaining
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 38 Rock Road, Cambridge, CB1 7UF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

38 Rock Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.

3 applications on record at 38 Rock Road, Cambridge, CB1 7UF

3decisions3extensions24documents2nearby
  1. Sept 2012
    Loft ConversionFull
    Outcome in report

    Loft extension

    Council
    Cambridge City Council
    Documents
    12 docs on file
    Reference
    12/0634/FUL
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. ExtensionDecision
  4. ExtensionDecision

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On the street

Versus other Rock Road homes

Four headline reads against 23 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On habitable rooms, 38 Rock Road stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£6,503

Street avg £5,635

Strongly above

Floor Area

184 m²

Street avg 146 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

6.5 t/year

Street avg 6.7 t/year

On par
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

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

334/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.8 km

Cambridge Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.3 km

Morley Memorial Primary School. 26 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Morley Memorial Primary SchoolPrimary252m
  • Hills Road Sixth Form College16 plus399m
  • Ridgefield Primary SchoolPrimary929m
  • Coleridge Community CollegeSecondary929m

Nearest stops

  • Cambridge Rail StationRailway station797m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences1,681 reports30%
  • Anti-social Behaviour842 reports15%
  • Shoplifting741 reports13%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson411 reports7%

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A Local Area 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 CB1 7UF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CB1 7UF

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CB1 7UF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.7dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls

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Comparables

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 38 Rock Road is modelled from its 184 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CB1 7UF. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for 38 Rock Road. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 38 Rock Road was lodged in December 2020 at band D and is valid until December 2030. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 3 applications are matched to 38 Rock Road. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 17 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 26 schools and 1 stop listed are measured in a straight line from CB1 7UF, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
38 Rock Road is in council tax band F. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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