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

3 Black Horse Lane is a semi-detached house in Swavesey, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 4QR). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows an F (score 24), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (April 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, lighting went from Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 3-band jump.

It hasn't traded since March 1997, a hold of 29 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 £270,000 sits 390.9% above the 1997 sale of £55,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£57/sq ft) was about 68.8% below the postcode norm. At 89 m² it sits well below the postcode median (166 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs). 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused.