What type of property is 3 Swifts Close, CB23 8BD?

3 Swifts Close, CB23 8BD is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What did 3 Swifts Close, CB23 8BD sell for?

3 Swifts Close, CB23 8BD last sold for £550,000 in December 2024, around 1 years ago. Before that, it sold for £525,000 in March 2022, so prices have been flat over 3 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 3 Swifts Close, CB23 8BD?

Across 2 sales between March 2022 and December 2024, 3 Swifts Close, CB23 8BD rose from £525,000 to £550,000, a change of £25,000. That works out to roughly +1.7% per year compounded over 3 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 3 Swifts Close, CB23 8BD?

The current EPC rating for 3 Swifts Close, CB23 8BD is B with a score of 85 out of 100, lodged in June 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 3 Swifts Close, CB23 8BD?

3 Swifts Close, CB23 8BD has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (1,302 sq ft), around 40 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 26% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CB23 8BD. Source: EPC Register.

How is 3 Swifts Close, CB23 8BD heated?

The latest EPC at 3 Swifts Close, CB23 8BD records gas: mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Where is 3 Swifts Close, CB23 8BD located?

3 Swifts Close, CB23 8BD sits in Dry Drayton, Cambridge, Cambridge. It falls within the CB23 postcode district in Cambridgeshire.

What is crime like near 3 Swifts Close, CB23 8BD?

Police records around 3 Swifts Close, CB23 8BD show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 9 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 45% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 3 Swifts Close, CB23 8BD?

The closest primary school to 3 Swifts Close, CB23 8BD is Dry Drayton CofE (C) Primary School (552m), one of 2 primaries within walking distance.

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

EPC BEV charger

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

121 m²

1302 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 85

Overview

About 3 Swifts Close

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

3 Swifts Close is a three-bedroom 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). The property has an EV charger and underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal.

Most recent transfer was December 2024 at £550,000 — fresh data. At 121 m² it's 26% larger than the typical home in the postcode (96 m² median across 9 EPCs). Across 2022–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.7% per year.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
Parkingoff_street

Building

Central heatingYes
Underfloor heatingYes
EV chargerYes

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

B85

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 3 Swifts Close, Dry Drayton, Cambridge, CB23 8BD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

3 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.

3 Swifts Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£553,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.7% per year over 3 years.

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Last sold (2024)

£550,000

Growth on file: 1.7% per year over 3 years.

Sales timeline

19 December 2024Most recent
£550,000
+4.8%over 2 years
17 March 2022
£525,000

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.

Years Held for 3 Swifts Close lags the street 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

1 years

Street avg 4 years

Strongly below

Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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.

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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· 07:00 – 23:00

47.4dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CB23 8BD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.5dB

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Everything within walking distance

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

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