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

Floor area

79 m²

EPC rating

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

EPC D or below may face future regulation risk. Upgrading to C could improve long-term ROI.

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

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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
8 HERTFORD STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB4 3AG	£1,450,000	29/07/2022	Terraced

Area average: £691,644 (20 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same 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 from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area. Bedroom counts vary — use the Beds column to compare like-for-like lets. 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)

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# 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
- 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 |

## 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 |
| 8 HERTFORD STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB4 3AG | £1,450,000 | 29/07/2022 | Terraced |

**Area average:** £691,644 (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 from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area. Bedroom counts vary — use the Beds column to compare like-for-like lets. 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) |