8 Folly Road, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB24 4AH
About 8 Folly Road
8 Folly Road is a semi-detached house in Swavesey, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 4AH). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft). The latest certificate (April 2020) returns a B (score 83), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 95).
Across 2020–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£439/sq ft) was about 17.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 72 m² it's 15.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (85 m² median across 33 EPCs). Last sale on file: £340,000 in June 2023.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
8 Folly Road's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 Folly Road has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
£343,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 3 years.
£340,000
Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
8 June 2023Most recent
£340,000
+15.3%over 2 years11 June 2020
£295,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB24 4AH: £365,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in CB24 4AH
20 Folly Road, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB24 4AH
Sold Mar 2025
£341,0007 Folly Road, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB24 4AH
Sold Dec 2021
£390,0009 Folly Road, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB24 4AH
Sold Dec 2021
£445,0005 Folly Road, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB24 4AH
Sold Nov 2021
£325,0003 Folly Road, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB24 4AH
Sold Nov 2021
£365,000
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Versus other Folly Road homes
On price per m², 8 Folly Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,722
Street avg £3,971
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 93 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.2 t/year
Street avg 1.4 t/year
Years Held
3 years
Street avg 5 years
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB