38 Rock Road, Cambridge, CB1 7UF
About 38 Rock Road
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.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- Open-plan layoutYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
38 Rock Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
38 Rock Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
3 applications on record at 38 Rock Road, Cambridge, CB1 7UF
- Sept 2012Loft ConversionFullOutcome in report
Loft extension
- Council
- Cambridge City Council
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 12/0634/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionFeb 2014Decision
- ExtensionNov 2013Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2002.
£1,342,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 19 years.
£1,196,550
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
28 April 2021Most recent
£1,196,550
+206.8%over 18 years2 September 2002
£390,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB1 7UF: £985,000 (2024–2020).
Versus other Rock Road homes
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
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 6.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.7dB







