14 Desmond Avenue, Cambridge, CB1 9JS

14 Desmond Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Cambridge (CB1 9JS). It has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (around 1485 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2014) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

At 138 m² the property is well over the postcode median (97 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £500,000 sits 71.8% above the 2013 sale of £291,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£196/sq ft) was about 16.5% below the postcode norm. On the market in June 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years.