What type of property is 20 Black Horse Lane, CB24 4QR?

20 Black Horse Lane, CB24 4QR is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 20 Black Horse Lane, CB24 4QR?

20 Black Horse Lane, CB24 4QR last sold for £610,000 in June 2025. Before that, it sold for £145,000 in May 1999, so prices have been rising over 26 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 20 Black Horse Lane, CB24 4QR appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between May 1999 and June 2025, 20 Black Horse Lane, CB24 4QR rose from £145,000 to £610,000, a change of £465,000. That works out to roughly +5.7% per year compounded over 26 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 20 Black Horse Lane, CB24 4QR?

The current EPC rating for 20 Black Horse Lane, CB24 4QR is D with a score of 68 out of 100, lodged in November 2024. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 20 Black Horse Lane, CB24 4QR?

20 Black Horse Lane, CB24 4QR has a recorded floor area of 162 m² (1,744 sq ft), around 41 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 18% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CB24 4QR. Source: EPC Register.

How is 20 Black Horse Lane, CB24 4QR heated?

The latest EPC at 20 Black Horse Lane, CB24 4QR records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Are there any planning records for 20 Black Horse Lane, CB24 4QR?

The only planning records linked to 20 Black Horse Lane, CB24 4QR are routine tree-works filings, not building works. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 20 Black Horse Lane, CB24 4QR?

20 Black Horse Lane, CB24 4QR is in council tax band E.

Where is 20 Black Horse Lane, CB24 4QR located?

20 Black Horse Lane, CB24 4QR sits in Swavesey, Cambridge, Cambridge. It falls within the CB24 postcode district in Cambridgeshire.

What is crime like near 20 Black Horse Lane, CB24 4QR?

Police records around 20 Black Horse Lane, CB24 4QR 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 Black Horse Lane, CB24 4QR?

The closest primary school to 20 Black Horse Lane, CB24 4QR is Swavesey Primary School (552m), one of 3 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Swavesey Village College (720m).

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20 Black Horse Lane, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB24 4QR

2 planning records

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

162 m²

1744 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 68

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 20 Black Horse Lane

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

20 Black Horse Lane is a four-bedroom detached house in Swavesey, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 4QR). It has a recorded floor area of 162 m² (around 1744 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2024) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe.

A recent sale: £610,000 in June 2025. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 1999–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£350/sq ft) was about 95.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Risks

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Sold prices

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Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2
CloakroomYes
EnsuiteYes
StudyYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
DrivewayYes

Building

Central heatingYes

Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D68

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

5.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 20 Black Horse Lane, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB24 4QR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history at 20 Black Horse Lane is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.

Jan 2025
Tree WorksTrees
In report
T1 Yew - Crown reduce by up to 1m to allow more light into garden. T2 Oak - Crown lift to 5m over road to prevent damage to high vehicles.
Agent
Shire tree limited
Council
South Cambridgeshire District Council
Documents
7 docs on file
Reference
24/1350/TTPO
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Sept 2019
Tree WorksTrees
In report
TPO 0006 (1964) A1: T3 - Yew - Reduce the height by 1.5m and the width in all directions by 1.5m (Back to the previous pruning points)..Conservation Area: T1 - Oak - Reduce the height by 3m and the width in all directions by 2m and lift the crown over the road to 5m above ground level. T2 - Silver Birch - Reduce the height by 2m.
Agent
Atlas Tree Surgery Ltd
Council
South Cambridgeshire District Council
Conservation Area
Documents
3 docs on file
Reference
S/3093/19/TP
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What's in 20 Black Horse Lane, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB24 4QR's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

20 Black Horse Lane has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.

Current estimate

£598,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 26 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£610,000

Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

5 June 2025Most recent
£610,000
+320.7%over 26 years
13 May 1999
£145,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB24 4QR: £475,000 (2022–2014).

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Versus other Black Horse Lane homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

20 Black Horse Lane outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,765

Street avg £2,086

Strongly above

Floor Area

162 m²

Street avg 154 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.6 t/year

Street avg 8.2 t/year

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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1 Moat Way, Swavesey

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4 bed

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1 Priory Avenue, Swavesey

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1 Boxworth End, Swavesey

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1 Gibraltar Lane, Swavesey

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Area

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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

0.6 km

Swavesey Primary School. 4 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.2dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CB24 4QR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.2dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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