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1 Swifts Close, Dry Drayton, Cambridge, CB23 8BD

EPC B
Property type
Detached
Floor area
121 m²
1302 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 85
Overview

About 1 Swifts Close

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

1 Swifts Close is a detached house in Dry Drayton, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 8BD). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1302 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2019. The latest certificate (June 2021) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 94).

At 121 m² it's 26% larger than the typical home in the postcode (96 m² median across 9 EPCs). Most recent transfer: September 2022 at £550,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

A
B
B85
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric & Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
1.7 t/year
Occupancy
—
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Swifts Close, Dry Drayton, Cambridge, CB23 8BD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Swifts Close has no planning applications on record.

The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£549,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2022)

£550,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 22 September 2022Most recent

    £550,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB23 8BD: £370,000 (2025–2022).

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On the street

Versus other Swifts Close homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

1 Swifts Close outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,545

Street avg £4,534

On par

Floor Area

121 m²

Street avg 98 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

1.7 t/year

Street avg 1.5 t/year

Strongly below

Years Held

4 years

Street avg 3 years

On par
Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Cambridge district page.
Full Cambridge report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Closest school

0.6 km

Dry Drayton CofE (C) Primary School. 2 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CB23 8BD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CB23 8BD

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CB23 8BD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
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80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
Map

Everything within walking distance

Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 2 points of interest in total.
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 1 Swifts Close, Dry Drayton, Cambridge, CB23 8BD. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.