# 17 ALPHA ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB4 3DQ

## Property details

- Slug: `efed06d` (address key hash: `efed06dbb59a2aa773165e19406daf965eef7641`)
- Postcode: CB4 3DQ
- Transactions on record: 2

- 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)

## Latest sale

- Price: £660,000
- Date: 2026-01-30
- Type: T
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 27/06/2032
- **Current heating cost:** £517/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £18,900

### Recommendations
- Q (£4,000 - £14,000)
- G (£350 - £450)
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/2583-3017-4206-6712-8204)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-01-30 | £660,000 | Terraced | +45.1% | £637,888 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4c1b673e-e467-d8ea-e063-4704a8c0bf7d) |
| Sold | 2015-05-11 | £455,000 | Terraced | — | £536,753 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/0dd763c8-f9b5-466b-b16e-e64aeea0bc07) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 17 ALPHA ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB4 3DQ | £660,000 | 30/01/2026 | Terraced |
| 17 ALPHA ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB4 3DQ | £455,000 | 11/05/2015 | Terraced |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [161600207](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/23361d5)

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

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| 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)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 21.4%
- **10y growth:** 8.2%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Cambridge; Terraced series; as of April 2026.*

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

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Cambridge). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £1,624/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,804/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,984/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent 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)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.27% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £225,000
- **Target investor price (1%):** £180,000

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

- **This street:** 7.5% gross yield (avg £508,000 sale, £3,175/mo rent)
*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £1,800/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 3.3%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 30.6×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-1,004/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -6.3%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − 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
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## 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.*

| 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) |