What type of property is 29 Desmond Avenue, CB1 9JS?

29 Desmond Avenue, CB1 9JS is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

When did 29 Desmond Avenue, CB1 9JS last change hands?

29 Desmond Avenue, CB1 9JS last sold for £394,600 in February 2021, around 5 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 29 Desmond Avenue, CB1 9JS?

The current EPC rating for 29 Desmond Avenue, CB1 9JS is D with a score of 66 out of 100, lodged in October 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 29 Desmond Avenue, CB1 9JS?

29 Desmond Avenue, CB1 9JS has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (904 sq ft), around 28 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 17% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CB1 9JS. Source: EPC Register.

How is 29 Desmond Avenue, CB1 9JS heated?

The latest EPC at 29 Desmond Avenue, CB1 9JS records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 29 Desmond Avenue, CB1 9JS?

29 Desmond Avenue, CB1 9JS is in council tax band C.

Where is 29 Desmond Avenue, CB1 9JS located?

29 Desmond Avenue, CB1 9JS sits in Cambridge. It falls within the CB1 postcode district in Cambridgeshire.

How safe is the area around 29 Desmond Avenue, CB1 9JS?

Police records around 29 Desmond Avenue, CB1 9JS 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.

Which schools serve 29 Desmond Avenue, CB1 9JS?

The closest primary school to 29 Desmond Avenue, CB1 9JS is Colville Primary School (294m), one of 12 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is St Bede's Inter-Church School (747m), with 7 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 29 Desmond Avenue, CB1 9JS?

The closest airport stop to 29 Desmond Avenue, CB1 9JS is Cambridge Airport, 2.4km away. The nearest rail option is Cambridge Rail Station, 2.5km away.

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29 Desmond Avenue, Cambridge, CB1 9JS

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

84 m²

904 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 66

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 29 Desmond Avenue

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

29 Desmond Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Cambridge (CB1 9JS). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.

Today's modelled estimate of £506,000 is 28.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£436/sq ft) was about 96.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 84 m² it's 16.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (101 m² median across 20 EPCs). Last sale on file: £394,600 in February 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

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageYes

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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D66

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 29 Desmond Avenue, Cambridge, CB1 9JS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

29 Desmond Avenue has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

14 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

£506,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2021)

£394,600

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

2 February 2021Most recent
£394,600

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB1 9JS: £500,000 (2024–2020).

Nearby sales in CB1 9JS

On the street

Versus other Desmond Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, 29 Desmond Avenue runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,698

Street avg £3,558

Above

Floor Area

84 m²

Street avg 102 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.1 t/year

Street avg 4.0 t/year

Above

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Comparables

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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

2.4 km

Cambridge Airport — airport.

Closest school

0.3 km

Colville Primary School. 19 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 9JS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CB1 9JS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.2dB

Low

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60 dB

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70 dB

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80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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