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 £514,000 is 38.9% 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 May 2025
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 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.
£514,000
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
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






