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38 Rock Road, Cambridge, CB1 7UF

3 planning records
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
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 (132 m² across 28 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 £1,342,000 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. 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.

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
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Level 3 Building Survey

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

Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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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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  • The 24 documents, officer reports & conditions
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Price

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

£1,342,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 19 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£1,196,550

Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 19 years.

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).

On the street

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

Strongly above

Floor Area

184 m²

Street avg 147 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

6.5 t/year

Street avg 6.9 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 38 Rock Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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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
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.

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.

Closest school

0.3 km

Morley Memorial Primary School. 26 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

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
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 38 Rock Road, Cambridge, CB1 7UF. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.