2a Sylvester Road, Cambridge CB3 9AF

Semi-Detached flat · Built 1930-1949 · 116 m² · Rented (Private) · Boiler and radiators, mains gas

Upgrade Plan

DC for £11,175 · £11,175 a gradeGet upgrade quotes
MeasureGrantNet costSaving / yrPaybackGrade effect
Floor insulation£800 – £1,200£2414.2 yrs+5.3 pts
Flat roof insulation£850 – £1,500£1836.4 yrs+4.0 pts
Solid wall insulation£4,000 – £14,000£26034.6 yrs+5.7 pts · reaches C
Double glazing(optional, beyond C)£3,300 – £6,500£8750+ yrs+1.9 pts

Grants verified 20 August 2026. Costs are the register’s indicative ranges. Savings are restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. Points per measure are estimated from 19.9 million certificates and rescaled to this home’s own certificate delta; the total is the register’s figure.

Running costs

£1,789
per year at grade D
£1,018
per year at grade C

The full plan saves £684 a year — a 6.1% annual return on £11,175.

Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2016, states £1,235 a year at the prices assumed then. Modelled costs, not a bill.

Sold prices

No sale recorded for this address since 1995.

Schools nearby

The schools’ own performance — Progress 8 shows value added, not just raw results.

SchoolPhaseDistanceProgress
Newnham Croft Primary SchoolPrimary0.8 mi
Park Street CofE Primary SchoolPrimary0.8 mi
St Luke's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary1.0 mi
Parkside Community CollegeSecondary1.1 miProgress 8 +0.80 · well above average (2023/24)
Chesterton Community CollegeSecondary1.2 miProgress 8 +1.05 · well above average (2023/24)
North Cambridge AcademySecondary1.8 miProgress 8 +0.19 · average (2023/24)

Schools from the DfE register, performance from the KS4 performance tables. Progress 8 is a GCSE measure, so primaries have none. Distance is straight-line from the postcode, not a catchment: admission is decided by the school, not by us.

Area context

Police-recorded crime for the wider neighbourhood, not this address. We grade homes, never neighbourhoods — so this is reported as a count, not a rating.

13.8
crimes a month
152
in the last 12 months
Violence and sexual offences
most common · 18% of the total

Police.uk street-level data for LSOA E01035516, to 2026-06. An LSOA holds about 1,500 people, so this covers far more than one street.

Energy data © Crown copyright, EPB Register© HM Land Registry, OGL v3We grade homes, never neighbourhoods.