What kind of home is 21 Black Horse Lane, CB24 4QR?

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

When did 21 Black Horse Lane, CB24 4QR last change hands?

21 Black Horse Lane, CB24 4QR last sold for £155,000 in February 1999, around 27 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 21 Black Horse Lane, CB24 4QR?

The current EPC rating for 21 Black Horse Lane, CB24 4QR is D with a score of 59 out of 100, lodged in July 2013. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 21 Black Horse Lane, CB24 4QR?

21 Black Horse Lane, CB24 4QR has a recorded floor area of 175 m² (1,884 sq ft), around 44 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 28% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CB24 4QR. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 21 Black Horse Lane, CB24 4QR use?

The latest EPC at 21 Black Horse Lane, CB24 4QR records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has 21 Black Horse Lane, CB24 4QR had any planning applications?

The only planning records linked to 21 Black Horse Lane, CB24 4QR are routine tree-works filings, not building works. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 21 Black Horse Lane, CB24 4QR?

21 Black Horse Lane, CB24 4QR is in council tax band F. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Which area is 21 Black Horse Lane, CB24 4QR in?

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

Is 21 Black Horse Lane, CB24 4QR in a safe area?

Police records around 21 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.

What schools are near 21 Black Horse Lane, CB24 4QR?

The closest primary school to 21 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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21 Black Horse Lane, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB24 4QR

2 planning records

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

175 m²

1884 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 59

Council tax

Band F

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 21 Black Horse Lane

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

21 Black Horse Lane is a four-bedroom detached house in Swavesey, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 4QR). It has a recorded floor area of 175 m² (around 1884 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2013) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). The latest certificate is from July 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since February 1999, a hold of 27 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £573,000 sits 269.7% above the 1999 sale of £155,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£82/sq ft) was about 55.4% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.

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Risks

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Sold prices

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Trends

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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

Bedrooms4

Energy

Energy performance

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

21 Black Horse Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Jul 2023

EPC Rating

D59

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

7.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 21 Black Horse Lane, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB24 4QR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history at 21 Black Horse Lane is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.

Jan 2021
Tree WorksTrees
In report
Laurels (T1-11) - fell because of excessive size for location. T1 & 2 overshadow neighbouring gardens. T2 -11 run across over half the width of the land, obscuring an area of trees behind them.
Council
South Cambridgeshire District Council
Documents
5 docs on file
Reference
21/0092/TTCA
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Jan 2021
Tree WorksTrees
In report
Laurels (T1-11) - fell because of excessive size for location. T1 & 2 overshadow neighbouring gardens. T2 -11 run across over half the width of the land, obscuring an area of trees behind them.
Council
South Cambridgeshire District Council
Documents
5 docs on file
Reference
21/0092/TTCA
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What's in 21 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.

21 Black Horse Lane's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1999).

Current estimate

£573,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (1999)

£155,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

8 February 1999Most recent
£155,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB24 4QR: £587,000 (2025–2018).

Nearby sales in CB24 4QR

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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.

21 Black Horse Lane outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£886

Street avg £2,374

Strongly below

Floor Area

175 m²

Street avg 153 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

7.7 t/year

Street avg 8.1 t/year

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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

0.6 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

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70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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