What type of property is 3 Desmond Avenue, CB1 9JS?

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

What did 3 Desmond Avenue, CB1 9JS sell for?

3 Desmond Avenue, CB1 9JS last sold for £580,000 in April 2023, around 3 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £73,000 in July 1996. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 3 Desmond Avenue, CB1 9JS?

Across 4 sales between July 1996 and April 2023, 3 Desmond Avenue, CB1 9JS rose from £73,000 to £580,000, a change of £507,000. That works out to roughly +8.1% per year compounded over 27 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 3 Desmond Avenue, CB1 9JS have?

The current EPC rating for 3 Desmond Avenue, CB1 9JS is D with a score of 63 out of 100, lodged in December 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 3 Desmond Avenue, CB1 9JS?

3 Desmond Avenue, CB1 9JS has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (1,163 sq ft), around 36 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 8% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CB1 9JS. Source: EPC Register.

How is 3 Desmond Avenue, CB1 9JS heated?

The latest EPC at 3 Desmond Avenue, CB1 9JS records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has 3 Desmond Avenue, CB1 9JS had any planning applications?

3 Desmond Avenue, CB1 9JS has council approval for single-storey side and rear extension granted in March 2008 under ref. 08/0073/FUL. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 3 Desmond Avenue, CB1 9JS?

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

Where is 3 Desmond Avenue, CB1 9JS located?

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

What is crime like near 3 Desmond Avenue, CB1 9JS?

Police records around 3 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 3 Desmond Avenue, CB1 9JS?

The closest primary school to 3 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 3 Desmond Avenue, CB1 9JS?

The closest airport stop to 3 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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3 Desmond Avenue, Cambridge, CB1 9JS

4 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

108 m²

1163 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 63

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

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.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2008. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£499/sq ft) was about 105.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: April 2023 at £580,000.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
ConservatoryYes

Outside

ParkingOff road

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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.

EPC Rating

D63

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

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.

1 application on record at 3 Desmond Avenue, Cambridge, CB1 9JS

1decisions1extensions6documents14nearby

Mar 2008
ExtensionFull
Outcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of single storey side and rear extension.
Council
Cambridge City Council
Documents
6 docs on file
Reference
08/0073/FUL
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Price

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

£607,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.1% per year over 27 years.

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Last sold (2023)

£580,000

Growth on file: 8.1% per year over 27 years.

Sales timeline

24 April 2023Most recent
£580,000
+210.2%over 19 years
11 June 2003
£187,000
+55.9%over 3 years
24 March 2000
£119,950
+64.3%over 3 years
25 July 1996
£73,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB1 9JS: £460,000 (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.

3 Desmond Avenue outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,370

Street avg £3,518

Strongly above

Floor Area

108 m²

Street avg 101 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.5 t/year

Street avg 3.9 t/year

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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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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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