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About 30 Desmond Avenue
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
30 Desmond Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Cambridge (CB1 9JS). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump.
At 81 m² it's 19.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (101 m² median across 20 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £507,000 is 36.2% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£427/sq ft) was about 92.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £372,330 in February 2020.
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
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenrear
Building
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
30 Desmond Avenue sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E51
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 30 Desmond Avenue, Cambridge, CB1 9JS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
30 Desmond Avenue has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Jan 2021ExtensionFullPrior Approval Not Required
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
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
See how we calculated this£507,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2020)
£372,330
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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.
30 Desmond Avenue is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£4,597
Street avg £3,564
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor 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.
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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