8 Black Horse Lane, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB24 4QR
About 8 Black Horse Lane
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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at 8 Black Horse Lane.
- Feb 2018ExtensionFullIn 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
- Sept 2008ExtensionFullIn report
Extension
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- S/1246/08/F
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.
Sales history & valuation
8 Black Horse Lane has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2000.
£694,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 22 years.
£587,000
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
7 April 2022Most recent
£587,000
+48.6%over 8 years21 March 2014
£395,000
+186.2%over 14 years14 January 2000
£138,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB24 4QR: £610,000 (2025–2013).
Nearby sales in CB24 4QR
20 Black Horse Lane, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB24 4QR
Sold Jun 2025
£610,00025 Black Horse Lane, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB24 4QR
Sold Jun 2022
£415,00022 Black Horse Lane, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB24 4QR
Sold Oct 2019
£475,00031 Black Horse Lane, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB24 4QR
Sold Jan 2018
£626,00035 Black Horse Lane, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB24 4QR
Sold Aug 2013
£650,000
Everything we know about 8 Black Horse Lane, in one report
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Versus other Black Horse Lane homes
On epc rating, 8 Black Horse Lane stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,863
Street avg £2,176
Floor Area
205 m²
Street avg 151 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 8.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB