5 Station Road, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB24 4QJ
About 5 Station Road
5 Station Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Swavesey, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 4QJ). It has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (around 1507 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2017) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings.
At 140 m² the property is well over the postcode median (77 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 1999–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £727,000 is 20.2% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£401/sq ft) was about 117.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in September 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
5 Station Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history at 5 Station Road is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Mar 2026Tree WorksTreesIn report
T 1 - Weeping Willow - Reduce the height by 5m and the width in all directions by 4. (Back to the previous pollard points.)
- Agent
- Atlas Tree Surgery Ltd
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 26/0231/TTCA
- Mar 2019Tree WorksTreesIn report
T 1 - Weeping Willow - Re-pollard at the previous pollard points.
- Agent
- Atlas
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- S/0527/19/TC
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Sales history & valuation
5 Station Road has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£727,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 18 years.
£605,000
Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
13 September 2017Most recent
£605,000
+228.9%over 18 years15 July 1999
£183,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB24 4QJ: £400,000 (2024–2015).
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
£400,00027 Station Road, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB24 4QJ
Sold Feb 2015
£348,215
Everything we know about 5 Station Road, 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
On floor area, 5 Station Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,321
Street avg £3,364
Floor Area
140 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.1 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
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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.
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
44.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.0dB