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1 Folly Road, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB24 4AH

EPC B
Property type
Detached
Floor area
131 m²
1410 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 84
Overview

About 1 Folly Road

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

1 Folly Road is a detached house in Swavesey, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 4AH). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft). The latest certificate (February 2020) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 92).

At 131 m² the property is well over the postcode median (85 m² across 33 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sold November 2021 for £500,000. 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
B84
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Good
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
1.9 t/year
Occupancy
—
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Folly Road, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB24 4AH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Folly Road 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

£537,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2021)

£500,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 19 November 2021Most recent

    £500,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB24 4AH: £341,000 (2025–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Folly Road homes

Four headline reads against 30 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 1 Folly Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,817

Street avg £4,001

Below

Floor Area

131 m²

Street avg 91 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

1.9 t/year

Street avg 1.3 t/year

Strongly below

Years Held

5 years

Street avg 5 years

Below
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£500k

1 Greenside Close, Swavesey

CB24 4RF

£481k

1 Long Road, Swavesey

CB24 4AJ

£600k

1 Hobbledods Close, Swavesey

CB24 4QH

4 bed
£469k

1 Boxworth End, Swavesey

CB24 4RA

3 bed2 bath
£449k

1 Chantry Close, Swavesey

CB24 4GJ

4 bed
£655k

1 Chequers Court, Swavesey

CB24 4QW

£425k

1 Moat Way, Swavesey

CB24 4TR

4 bed
£690k

1 High Street, Swavesey

CB24 4QU

4 bed1 bath
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

0.3 km

Swavesey Village College. 4 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 CB24 4AH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CB24 4AH

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CB24 4AH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.3dB

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

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 1 Folly Road, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB24 4AH. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.