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About 42 Alex Wood Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
42 Alex Wood Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Cambridge (CB4 2EH). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include a loft. The latest certificate (November 2023) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 86 m² it's 17.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (73 m² median across 22 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£348/sq ft) was about 25.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold April 2024 for £322,500.
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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- LoftYes
Outside
- Private garden
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
42 Alex Wood Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E48
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.1 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
42 Alex Wood Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£348,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2024)
£322,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Alex Wood Road homes
Four headline reads against 22 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On years held, 42 Alex Wood Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,750
Street avg £3,707
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 75 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Crime
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
2.4 km
Cambridge North Rail Station — railway station.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CB4 2EH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.1dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 20 points of interest in total.
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