1 Desmond Avenue, Cambridge, CB1 9JS
About 1 Desmond Avenue
1 Desmond Avenue is a semi-detached house in Cambridge (CB1 9JS). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 906 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2009) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The latest certificate is from July 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since November 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £428,000 sits 94.6% above the 2006 sale of £219,950. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused, 1 pending. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. An application is currently awaiting a decision. At 84 m² it's 16.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (101 m² median across 20 EPCs).
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Energy performance
1 Desmond Avenue's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Jul 2019
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 19 July 2019
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Planning history
Council records include a part-single-part-two-storey side and rear extension at 1 Desmond Avenue.
3 applications on record at 1 Desmond Avenue, Cambridge, CB1 9JS
- Jul 2012ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Two storey side and rear extension and single storey front extension.
- Council
- Cambridge City Council
- Documents
- 26 docs on file
- Reference
- 12/0637/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- RenovationApr 2015Decision
- AmendmentJan 2015Decision
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- The 34 documents, officer reports & conditions
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Sales history & valuation
1 Desmond Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£428,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£219,950
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
9 November 2006Most recent
£219,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB1 9JS: £500,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in CB1 9JS
Versus other Desmond Avenue homes
On epc rating, 1 Desmond Avenue stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,612
Street avg £3,681
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
334/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
2.4 km
Cambridge Airport — airport.
Closest school
0.3 km
Colville Primary School. 19 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.2dB