Terraced 2 sales on record

17 ALPHA ROAD

CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB4 3DQ

£660,000

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type Name Distance
Shop Sally Yonge Interiors 0.1 miles
Bus stop Hertford Street 0.1 miles
University BPP 0.6 miles
Hospital Urgent Care Cambridge 0.9 miles
Train station Cambridge 1.6 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Terraced

Bedrooms

2

Bathrooms

1

Floor area

79 m²

EPC rating

D

Year built

England and Wales: 1900-1929

Last sold

£660,000 Jan 2026

Price per m²

£8,354/m²

Local average

£481,866 (48 sales)

Street crime

545 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 28/06/2022

Expiry date: 27/06/2032

Current heating cost: £517/year

Potential heating cost: £361/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £18,900

Recommendations

  • 50 mm internal or external wall insulation (£4,000 - £14,000)
  • Time and temperature zone control (£350 - £450)
  • Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
  • Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£3,500 - £5,500)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event Date Price Type % change Today’s value (HPI) Action
Sold 30/01/2026 £660,000 Terraced +45.1% £637,888 to April 2026 View transaction
Sold 11/05/2015 £455,000 Terraced — £536,753 to April 2026 View transaction

Historic listings

Listing and sale events only where we matched the listing page to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

Event Date Price
sold 01/01/2026 £660,000
listed 07/05/2025 £650,000
sold 01/01/2015 £455,000

Photos · Open listing

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Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address Price Date Type
5 CARLYLE ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB4 3DN £935,000 22/12/2025 Terraced
10 HALE STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB4 3BZ £337,500 09/12/2025 Terraced
29 MAGRATH AVENUE, CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB4 3AH £730,000 28/11/2025 Terraced
15 HOLLAND STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB4 3DL £947,500 13/11/2025 Terraced
27 CHESTERTON ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB4 3AL £1,195,000 21/07/2025 Terraced
91 ALPHA ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB4 3DQ £420,000 18/03/2025 Terraced
29 SEARLE STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB4 3DB £636,000 17/11/2023 Terraced
17 HALE STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB4 3BZ £450,000 29/09/2023 Terraced
18 ST LUKES STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB4 3DA £470,000 21/12/2022 Terraced
53 SEARLE STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB4 3DB £550,000 02/12/2022 Terraced
22 SEARLE STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB4 3DB £580,000 07/11/2022 Terraced
66 SEARLE STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB4 3DB £527,376 04/11/2022 Terraced
2 HERTFORD STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB4 3AG £845,000 02/11/2022 Terraced
5A BEACONSFIELD TERRACE, CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB4 3BP £703,000 20/10/2022 Terraced
34 SEARLE STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB4 3DB £685,000 14/10/2022 Terraced
68 HERTFORD STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB4 3AQ £576,000 14/10/2022 Terraced
40 SEARLE STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB4 3DB £613,000 05/09/2022 Terraced
4 ARTHUR STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB4 3BX £537,500 15/08/2022 Terraced
61 CASTLE STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB3 0AH £645,000 12/08/2022 Terraced
59 SEARLE STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB4 3DD £595,000 29/07/2022 Terraced

Area average: £648,894 (20 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same bedrooms and property type.

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth 21.4%
10y growth 8.2%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Cambridge. Series: Terraced. As of April 2026.

1y (index) -3.4%
5y (index) 7.3%
10y (index) 6%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Cambridge. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £1,624/mo
Realistic £1,804/mo
Optimistic £1,984/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Cambridge.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Cambridge: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 2-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.

Title Rent Beds Distance As seen on
1 Bed Flat, Alpha Road, CB4 £1,750/mo 1 0.01 miles OpenRent
7 Bed Terraced House, Alpha Road, CB4 £4,600/mo 7 0.07 miles OpenRent
1 Bed Flat, Chesterton Road, CB4 £1,800/mo 1 0.18 miles OpenRent
1 Bed Flat, Chamberlin Court, CB4 £1,250/mo 1 0.35 miles OpenRent
1 Bed Flat, Chesterton Road, CB4 £1,600/mo 1 0.42 miles OpenRent
1 Bed Flat, Trafalgar Street, CB4 £1,425/mo 1 0.42 miles OpenRent
1 Bed Flat, Histon Road, CB4 £2,400/mo 1 0.48 miles OpenRent
5 Bed Detached House, Gilbert Road, CB4 £3,600/mo 5 0.5 miles OpenRent
4 Bed Detached House, Gilbert Road, CB4 £4,000/mo 4 0.51 miles OpenRent
6 Bed Semi-Detached House, Herbert Street, CB4 £4,100/mo 6 0.52 miles OpenRent
1 Bed Flat, Carlton Court, CB4 £1,550/mo 1 0.54 miles OpenRent

Average rent: £2,552/mo (11 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

This street 7.5% gross yield avg £508,000 sale, £3,175/mo rent
Rent ratio 0.27%
Max investor price (0.8%) £225,000
Target investor price (1%) £180,000
Gross yield 3.3%
Cost-to-rent ratio 30.6×
Monthly cashflow £-1,004/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term
Cash-on-cash ROI -6.3%
  • This street — Gross yield for this street only (Land Registry sales + rental comparables, same postcode + street).
  • Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
  • Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
  • Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
  • Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
  • Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
  • Cashflow — Rent minus mortgage, 10% maintenance, £25/mo compliance. Assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term.
  • ROI — Annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

Street-level crime

Category Count
Violence and sexual offences 162
Shoplifting 106
Anti-social behaviour 72
Bicycle theft 36
Other theft 32
Public order 26
Theft from the person 24
Criminal damage and arson 23
Vehicle crime 17
Drugs 13
Robbery 12
Other crime 8
Possession of weapons 8
Burglary 6
Total incidents 545

Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name Type Distance Ofsted
Park Street CofE Primary School Primary 0.3 miles Good — 6 Mar 2023
Chesterton Community College Secondary 0.3 miles Outstanding — 18 Sep 2017
St Luke's CofE Primary School Primary 0.3 miles Requires improvement — 17 Jul 2023
Castle School, Cambridge Other 0.5 miles Requires improvement — 25 Jun 2024
St John's College School Other 0.5 miles — (No rating)

FENSA

No FENSA certificates found for this address.