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4 sales on record
About 3 Desmond Avenue
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
3 Desmond Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Cambridge (CB1 9JS). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2018) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Other recorded features include a conservatory and a self-contained annexe.
Sale prices here have outpaced Cambridge HPI: 8.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£499/sq ft) was about 105.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2008. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: April 2023 at £580,000.
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
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Parking
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D63
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 3 Desmond Avenue, Cambridge, CB1 9JS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
3 Desmond Avenue has an approved single-storey side and rear extension on the planning record.
- Mar 2008ExtensionFullGranted
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of single storey side and rear extension.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
3 Desmond Avenue has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£607,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.1% per year over 27 years.
Last sold (2023)
£580,000
Growth on file: 8.1% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Desmond Avenue homes
Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
3 Desmond Avenue outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,370
Street avg £3,518
Floor Area
108 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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
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
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 21 points of interest in total.
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