17 Desmond Avenue, Cambridge, CB1 9JS
About 17 Desmond Avenue
17 Desmond Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Cambridge (CB1 9JS). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2015) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). The latest certificate is from May 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £524,000 is 41.6% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£404/sq ft) was about 82.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 11 years since the last transfer (August 2015). At 85 m² it's 15.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (101 m² median across 20 EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Extension potentialPossible
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Energy performance
17 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 May 2025
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Planning history
17 Desmond Avenue has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
2 applications on record at 17 Desmond Avenue, Cambridge, CB1 9JS
- Jul 2020AnnexFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Single storey front extension and alterations to existing garage to form annex ancillary to the main dwelling.
- Council
- Cambridge City Council
Extension- Documents
- 20 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/01926/HFUL
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionMay 2021Decision
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Sales history & valuation
17 Desmond Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£524,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£370,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
13 August 2015Most recent
£370,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB1 9JS: £500,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in CB1 9JS
Versus other Desmond Avenue homes
CO₂ Emissions for 17 Desmond Avenue runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,353
Street avg £3,578
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
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






