1 Frere Gardens, Station Road, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB24 4QJ
About 1 Frere Gardens
1 Frere Gardens is a semi-detached house in Swavesey, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 4QJ). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2021. The latest certificate (November 2022) returns a high B (score 88), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 101). Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.
It hasn't traded since April 2003, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. At 56 m² it sits well below the postcode median (82 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 2000–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 34.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £223,000 sits 218.6% above the 2003 sale of £70,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£116/sq ft) was about 41.9% below the postcode norm.
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Valuation
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Risks
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Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
1 Frere Gardens ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Frere Gardens has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
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Sales history & valuation
1 Frere Gardens has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2000.
£223,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 34.2% per year over 2 years.
£70,000
Growth on file: 34.2% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
10 April 2003Most recent
£70,000
+100.0%over 2 years30 November 2000
£35,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB24 4QJ: £525,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in CB24 4QJ
29 Station Road, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB24 4QJ
Sold Aug 2024
£375,000Unit B, 2 Station Road, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB24 4QJ
Sold Jul 2022
£525,0006 Station Road, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB24 4QJ
Sold Dec 2021
£790,0007 Station Road, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB24 4QJ
Sold Jan 2021
£400,0005 Station Road, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB24 4QJ
Sold Sept 2017
£605,000
Everything we know about 1 Frere Gardens, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Environmental risk flagged
Versus other Station Road homes
EPC Rating for 1 Frere Gardens runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,250
Street avg £3,671
Floor Area
56 m²
Street avg 90 m²
CO₂ Emissions
0.9 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
Years Held
23 years
Street avg 12 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
0.7 km
Swavesey Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.0dB