What type of property is 20 Gale Close, CB24 4AL?

20 Gale Close, CB24 4AL is a semi-detached house.

What is the EPC rating for 20 Gale Close, CB24 4AL?

The current EPC rating for 20 Gale Close, CB24 4AL is C with a score of 79 out of 100, lodged in June 2023. It has dropped from a B recorded in December 2020. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 20 Gale Close, CB24 4AL?

20 Gale Close, CB24 4AL has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (495 sq ft). That makes it about 25% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CB24 4AL. Source: EPC Register.

How is 20 Gale Close, CB24 4AL heated?

The latest EPC at 20 Gale Close, CB24 4AL records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Where is 20 Gale Close, CB24 4AL located?

20 Gale Close, CB24 4AL sits in Swavesey, Cambridge, Cambridge. It falls within the CB24 postcode district in Cambridgeshire.

Is 20 Gale Close, CB24 4AL in a safe area?

Police records around 20 Gale Close, CB24 4AL show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Burglary makes up roughly 18% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 20 Gale Close, CB24 4AL?

The closest primary school to 20 Gale Close, CB24 4AL is Swavesey Primary School (337m), one of 3 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Swavesey Village College (236m).

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20 Gale Close, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB24 4AL

Property type

Semi-detached

Floor 01

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

46 m²

495 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 79

Tenure

Social Rental

Overview

About 20 Gale Close

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

20 Gale Close is a semi-detached house in Swavesey, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 4AL). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2012 onwards. At 46 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (46–131 m²). The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (79 versus a best of 85). The latest certificate (June 2023) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (December 2020); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and lighting dropped from Very Good to Good.

At 46 m² it's 24.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (61 m² median across 19 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.

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Valuation

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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.

20 Gale Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Jun 2023

EPC Rating

C79

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

1.1 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 20 Gale Close, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB24 4AL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

20 Gale 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.

20 Gale Close has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£187,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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No sales recorded with HM Land Registry

That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB24 4AL: £440,000 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in CB24 4AL

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On the street

Versus other Gale Close homes

Three headline reads against 10 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

20 Gale Close is notably below the street on epc rating.

EPC Rating

79 (C)

Street avg 83 (B)

Strongly below

Floor Area

46 m²

Street avg 55 m²

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

1.1 t/year

Street avg 0.9 t/year

Strongly below

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

0.2 km

Swavesey Village College. 4 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CB24 4AL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CB24 4AL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.3dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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