18 High Street, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB24 4QU
About 18 High Street
18 High Street is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Swavesey, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 4QU). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 117 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 36 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2003–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £436,000 is 28.2% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£270/sq ft) was about 34.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in October 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years.
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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
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-west-facing
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Aug 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Aug 2022ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension and internal remodelling
- Agent
- Spacecraft Architects Ltd
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 23 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/02587/HFUL
- May 2017HeritageIn report
Removal of the rear chimney stack
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- S/0693/17/FL
What's in 18 High Street, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB24 4QU's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
18 High Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£436,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 12 years.
£340,000
Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
30 October 2015Most recent
£340,000
+73.0%over 12 years15 May 2003
£196,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB24 4QU: £325,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in CB24 4QU
29 High Street, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB24 4QU
Sold Jul 2025
£325,00054 High Street, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB24 4QU
Sold May 2025
£420,0006 High Street, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB24 4QU
Sold Dec 2024
£320,00072 High Street, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB24 4QU
Sold Jul 2024
£304,5001 High Street, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB24 4QU
Sold Jul 2024
£625,000
Everything we know about 18 High Street, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other High Street homes
18 High Street is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£2,906
Street avg £3,287
Floor Area
117 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 4.2 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
0.4 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
44.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB