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5 Station Road, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB24 4QJ

2 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
140 m²
1507 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 50
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 5 Station Road

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

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

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageYes
  • OutbuildingsYes

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

5 Station Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E50
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
8.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Station Road, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB24 4QJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history at 5 Station Road is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.

  1. Mar 2026
    Tree WorksTrees
    In 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
    View planning record
  2. Mar 2019
    Tree WorksTrees
    In 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
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

5 Station Road has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.

Current estimate

£727,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 18 years.

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Last sold (2017)

£605,000

Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 13 September 2017Most recent

    £605,000

    +228.9%over 18 years
  2. 15 July 1999

    £183,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB24 4QJ: £400,000 (2024–2015).

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On the street

Versus other Station Road homes

Four headline reads against 18 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, 5 Station Road stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£4,321

Street avg £3,364

Strongly above

Floor Area

140 m²

Street avg 86 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

8.1 t/year

Street avg 4.4 t/year

Strongly below
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.

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CB24 4QJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.0dB

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

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 5 Station Road, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB24 4QJ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.