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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.
Sale prices here have outpaced Cambridge HPI: 6.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £1,342,000 is 12.2% 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. At 184 m² the property is well over the postcode median (136 m² across 24 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. 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.
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 garden
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.
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
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.
- Feb 2014ExtensionOutlineGranted
An application for a Certificate of Lawfulness under Section 192 for a rear roof extension.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2002.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£1,342,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 19 years.
Last sold (2021)
£1,196,550
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Rock Road homes
Four headline reads against 22 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
Floor Area
184 m²
Street avg 147 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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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.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.8 km
Cambridge Rail Station — railway station.
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· 07:00 – 23:00
49.6dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 27 points of interest in total.
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