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

3 sales on record2 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
205 m²
2207 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 74
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 8 Black Horse Lane

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

8 Black Horse Lane is a four-bedroom detached house in Swavesey, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 4QR). It has a recorded floor area of 205 m² (around 2207 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a C (score 74). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since August 2013. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).

2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 205 m² it's 26.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (162 m² median across 13 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 85% of similar EPCs). Across 2000–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £694,000 is 18.2% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£266/sq ft) was about 44.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: April 2022 at £587,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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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

  • 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.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Sept 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C74
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Sept 2021from Aug 2013
Windows
AverageGood

Window efficiency improved

Roof Insulation
PartialInsulated

Roof insulation improved

Low Energy Lighting
8%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Black Horse Lane, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB24 4QR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at 8 Black Horse Lane.

  1. Feb 2018
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Side and rear of property

    Front and Side Extensions

    Agent
    Ian Hubbarde
    Council
    South Cambridgeshire District Council
    Documents
    12 docs on file
    Reference
    S/4419/17/FL
    View planning record
  2. Sept 2008
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension

    Council
    South Cambridgeshire District Council
    Documents
    1 doc on file
    Reference
    S/1246/08/F
    View planning record

What's in 8 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.

8 Black Horse Lane has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2000.

Current estimate

£694,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 22 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£587,000

Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 22 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 7 April 2022Most recent

    £587,000

    +48.6%over 8 years
  2. 21 March 2014

    £395,000

    +186.2%over 14 years
  3. 14 January 2000

    £138,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB24 4QR: £610,000 (2025–2013).

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On the street

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.

On epc rating, 8 Black Horse Lane stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£2,863

Street avg £2,176

Strongly above

Floor Area

205 m²

Street avg 151 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.4 t/year

Street avg 8.3 t/year

Strongly above
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

0.6 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.

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 road noise heatmap for CB24 4QR

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
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 8 Black Horse Lane, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB24 4QR. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.