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Alpha Road, Cambridge

MyStreetCheck free street report: Alpha Road, Cambridge · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/cambridge-cambridgeshire/alpha-road/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CB4 3DQ, CB4 3DG.

Average price (last 12 months)
£820,000
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£598,388
23 sales
Price range
£145k – £1.1m
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
30 Jan 2026
CB4 3DQ

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At a glance

House prices£820k average60% above the Cambridge average CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station32 min walkCambridge station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband99% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold71% freeholdAcross 28 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

23 property sales on Alpha Road, Cambridge have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £820,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £703,024. That is 60% above the Cambridge average of £512,977 over the same period. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 30% semi-detached, 26% flat, 26% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Alpha Road range from £145,000 to £1,100,000. 71% of homes sold here were freehold and 29% leasehold. Of 494 streets in Cambridge with at least two sales in the last year, Alpha Road ranks 38th for average price, putting it in the top 10%.

House prices on Alpha Road compared

Alpha Road£820,000
CB4 postcode area£468,064
Cambridge£512,977
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all CB4 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £540,521 (2 sales)2016£541k2018: £573,000 (1 sales)2018£573k2019: £587,000 (4 sales)2019£587k2020: £690,125 (1 sales)2020£690k2021: £715,400 (5 sales)2021£715k2022: £510,625 (6 sales)2022£511k2024: £395,000 (2 sales)2024£395k2025: £980,000 (1 sales)2025£980k2026: £660,000 (1 sales)2026£660k

Tenure: 71% freehold and 29% leasehold across 28 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached7£703,0248 Mar 2022
Flat6£237,66727 Sep 2024
Terraced6£657,00030 Jan 2026
Detached4£868,4389 Dec 2025

Sold prices on Alpha Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
17, Alpha Road CB4 3DQ 30 Jan 2026£660,000 TerracedFreehold
12, Alpha Road CB4 3DG 9 Dec 2025£980,000 DetachedFreehold
91, Alpha Road CB4 3DQ 18 Mar 2025£420,000 TerracedFreehold
95, Alpha Road CB4 3DQ 20 Dec 2024£490,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 10, 49, Alpha Road CB4 3DQ 27 Sep 2024£225,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 4, 49, Alpha Road CB4 3DQ 27 Sep 2024£300,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 1, 49, Alpha Road CB4 3DQ 16 Oct 2023£210,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 2, 49, Alpha Road CB4 3DQ 9 Nov 2022£300,000 FlatLeasehold
21, Alpha Road CB4 3DQ 13 Jul 2022£475,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 8, 49, Alpha Road CB4 3DQ 31 May 2022£253,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 1, 49, Alpha Road CB4 3DQ 27 May 2022£210,000 FlatLeasehold
22, Alpha Road CB4 3DG 6 Apr 2022£1,058,750 DetachedFreehold
44, Alpha Road CB4 3DG 8 Mar 2022£767,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
61, Alpha Road CB4 3DQ 15 Dec 2021£575,000 TerracedFreehold
85, Alpha Road CB4 3DQ 18 Nov 2021£579,000 TerracedFreehold
77, Alpha Road CB4 3DQ 10 Sep 2021£1,100,000 TerracedFreehold
46, Alpha Road CB4 3DG 22 Jun 2021£725,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
73, Alpha Road CB4 3DQ 30 Mar 2021£642,000 TerracedFreehold
11, Alpha Road CB4 3DQ 12 Feb 2021£535,000 DetachedFreehold
18, Alpha Road CB4 3DG 20 Mar 2020£690,125 Semi-detachedFreehold
12, Alpha Road CB4 3DG 30 Sep 2019£900,000 DetachedFreehold
Flat 4, 49, Alpha Road CB4 3DQ 19 Sep 2019£218,000 FlatLeasehold
48, Alpha Road CB4 3DG 16 Apr 2019£665,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
54, Alpha Road CB4 3DG 15 Feb 2019£565,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
49, Alpha Road CB4 3DQ 8 Nov 2018£12,521 OtherFreehold
4, Alpha Road CB4 3DG 2 Mar 2018£573,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 9, 49, Alpha Road CB4 3DQ 10 Jun 2016£145,000 FlatLeasehold
38, Alpha Road CB4 3DG 12 May 2016£936,042 Semi-detachedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
12, Alpha Road £900,000 (Sep 2019) → £980,000 (Dec 2025) +9%
over 6 yrs
Flat 4, 49, Alpha Road £218,000 (Sep 2019) → £300,000 (Sep 2024) +38%
over 5 yrs
Flat 1, 49, Alpha Road £210,000 (May 2022) → £210,000 (Oct 2023) +0%
over 1 yr

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Crime and flood risk near Alpha Road

Crime

682 crimes were reported within about a mile of Alpha Road in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences184
Anti-social behaviour122
Shoplifting115
Public order44
Bicycle theft41
Other theft41

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Alpha Road is in or near 6 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Low lying areas close to the River Cam at Grantchester and Chesterton Flood warning area
  • Wider area at risk from the River Cam at Grantchester and Chesterton Flood warning area
  • Low lying areas close to the River Cam at Chesterton and Fen Ditton Flood warning area
  • Wider area at risk from the River Cam at Chesterton and Fen Ditton Flood warning area
  • Lower River Cam in Cambridgeshire Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Alpha Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St Luke's CofE Primary School 59 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Requires improvement Report 0.3 mi
Park Street CofE Primary School 116 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
Chesterton Community College 1,126 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.4 mi
St John's College School 376 pupils Other independent school 4–13 Report 0.5 mi
Castle School, Cambridge 233 pupils Community special school 2–19 Requires improvement Report 0.5 mi
Milton Road Primary School 424 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 0.6 mi
OA - Cambridge 5 pupils Academy alternative provision converter 5–16 Good Report 0.6 mi
Mayfield Primary School 398 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.6 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Cambridge station 1.6 mi · 32 min walk
  • Cambridge North station 1.9 mi · 39 min walk
  • Cambridge South station 2.8 mi · 56 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Huntingdon Road Surgery
    1 Huntingdon Road, Cambridge · 0.3 mi
  • Bridge Street Medical Centre
    2 All Saints Passage, Off Bridge St, Cambridge · 0.4 mi
  • Red House Surgery
    96 Chesterton Road, Cambridge · 0.6 mi
  • Trumpington Street Medical Practice
    56 Trumpington Street, Cambridge · 0.8 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Cambridge - Milton Road · 0.4 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Chesterton Cambridge · 0.5 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Sidney St · 0.5 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Ailsa Court · 0.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • Superdrug Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Jardines Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Boots · 0.6 mi

Dentists

  • Victoria Bridge Dental Practice · 0.4 mi
  • Orthoworld 2000 Ltd · 0.4 mi
  • Chesterton Road Dental Surgery · 0.4 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income10 of 10
Employment10 of 10
Education and skills10 of 10
Health and disability10 of 10
Crime7 of 10
Access to housing and services10 of 10
Living environment1 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned58.2%62.5%
Private rented36.3%20.3%
Social rented5.1%17.1%
Households534

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1512.0%17.4%
Aged 15–6473.2%64.1%
Aged 65+14.8%18.6%
Residents1,299

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)99%80%
Gigabit-capable99%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks99%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks100%92%

Share of homes across Cambridge with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Alpha Road

Ethnic group

HereCambridge
White84.3%74.5%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.2%14.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.5%5.1%
Other ethnic group2.6%3.1%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.2%2.4%

Religion

HereCambridge
No religion52.1%44.7%
Christian31.4%35.2%
Not answered10.6%9.8%
Muslim2.5%5.1%
Jewish1.2%0.7%
Other religion1.2%0.8%
Buddhist0.5%1.1%
Hindu0.5%2.3%

Country of birth

HereCambridge
Born in the UK63.3%62%
Born outside the UK36.7%38%

Highest qualification

HereCambridge
Level 4 qualifications and above75.5%55.8%
Level 3 qualifications10.3%18.2%
Level 2 qualifications4.6%6.9%
No qualifications4.2%9.6%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications3.1%4.8%
Other qualifications1.2%2.1%
Apprenticeship1.1%2.6%

General health

HereCambridge
Very good health58.4%55%
Good health32.4%32.1%
Fair health8.3%9.6%
Bad health0.8%2.5%
Very bad health0.1%0.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereCambridge
1 car or van in household53.8%46.6%
No cars or vans in household32.7%34.4%
2 cars or vans in household11.4%15%
3 or more cars or vans in household2.1%4%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Cambridge.

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