What kind of home is Velen House, Hills Avenue, CB1 7UY?

Velen House, Hills Avenue, CB1 7UY is a 4-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did Velen House, Hills Avenue, CB1 7UY sell for?

Velen House, Hills Avenue, CB1 7UY last sold for £1,000,050 in March 2021, around 5 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does Velen House, Hills Avenue, CB1 7UY have?

The current EPC rating for Velen House, Hills Avenue, CB1 7UY is A with a score of 93 out of 100, lodged in September 2016. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Velen House, Hills Avenue, CB1 7UY?

Velen House, Hills Avenue, CB1 7UY has a recorded floor area of 189 m² (2,034 sq ft), around 47 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 34% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CB1 7UY. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Velen House, Hills Avenue, CB1 7UY use?

The latest EPC at Velen House, Hills Avenue, CB1 7UY records electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Which area is Velen House, Hills Avenue, CB1 7UY in?

Velen House, Hills Avenue, CB1 7UY sits in Cambridge. It falls within the CB1 postcode district in Cambridgeshire.

What is crime like near Velen House, Hills Avenue, CB1 7UY?

Police records around Velen House, Hills Avenue, CB1 7UY show an average of 4 reported crimes per month over the last 15 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 50% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (47% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near Velen House, Hills Avenue, CB1 7UY?

The closest primary school to Velen House, Hills Avenue, CB1 7UY is Morley Memorial Primary School (328m), one of 15 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Hills Road Sixth Form College (638m), with 9 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to Velen House, Hills Avenue, CB1 7UY?

The closest rail stop to Velen House, Hills Avenue, CB1 7UY is Cambridge Rail Station, 1.2km away.

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Velen House, Hills Avenue, Cambridge, CB1 7UY

EPC AExtendable

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

189 m²

2034 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 93

Overview

About Velen House

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

Velen House is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Cambridge (CB1 7UY). It has a recorded floor area of 189 m² (around 2034 sq ft). The latest certificate (September 2016) returns an A (score 93), the top energy band on the EPC scale. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff. Other recorded features include a balcony. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 189 m² it's 22.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (155 m² median across 16 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 88% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £1,367,000 is 36.7% above the 2021 sale price. Last sale on file: £1,000,050 in March 2021. 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

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms3
Open-plan layoutYes
Dining roomYes

Outside

ParkingOff road
BalconyYes

Building

Extension potentialPossible

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Energy

Energy performance

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

Velen House's carbon output is low for the local stock.

EPC Rating

A93

Main Heating

Heat Pump

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Very Good

CO2 Emissions

0.7 t/year

Occupancy

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Velen House, Hills Avenue, Cambridge, CB1 7UY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Velen House has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£1,367,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2021)

£1,000,050

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

29 March 2021Most recent
£1,000,050

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB1 7UY: £965,000 (2024–2012).

Nearby sales in CB1 7UY

On the street

Versus other Hills Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Velen House outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,291

Street avg £6,400

On par

Floor Area

189 m²

Street avg 154 m²

Above

CO₂ Emissions

0.7 t/year

Street avg 6.2 t/year

Strongly above

Years Held

5 years

Street avg 15 years

Below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

£1.3m

1 Queen Ediths Way

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1 Fendon Road

CB1 7RS

4 bed

£887k

1 Coniston Road

CB1 7BZ

4 bed2 bath

£939k

1 Comar Mews, Hartington Grove

CB1 7UB

3 bed2 bath

£2.4m

1 Templemore Close

CB1 7TH

5 bed3 bath

£716k

1 Courtland Avenue

CB1 7AT

3 bed2 bath

£679k

1 Edendale Close

CB1 7XD

3 bed1 bath

£526k

1 Lady Jane Court, Cavendish Avenue

CB1 7UW

3 bed1 bath

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

Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.

Crime

4/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

1.2 km

Cambridge Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.3 km

Morley Memorial Primary School. 24 schools nearby.

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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 7UY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.4dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CB1 7UY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.2dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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