What kind of home is 4 High Street, CB24 4QU?

4 High Street, CB24 4QU is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 4 High Street, CB24 4QU?

4 High Street, CB24 4QU last sold for £385,000 in May 2012, around 14 years ago. Before that, it sold for £300,000 in December 2008, so prices have been rising over 3 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 4 High Street, CB24 4QU changed over time?

Across 2 sales between December 2008 and May 2012, 4 High Street, CB24 4QU rose from £300,000 to £385,000, a change of £85,000. That works out to roughly +7.5% per year compounded over 3 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 4 High Street, CB24 4QU?

The current EPC rating for 4 High Street, CB24 4QU is E with a score of 42 out of 100, lodged in June 2011. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 4 High Street, CB24 4QU?

4 High Street, CB24 4QU has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (922 sq ft), around 21 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 34% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CB24 4QU. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 4 High Street, CB24 4QU use?

The latest EPC at 4 High Street, CB24 4QU records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has 4 High Street, CB24 4QU had any planning applications?

4 High Street, CB24 4QU has 5 planning records on file (4 approved), most recent in March 2021. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 4 High Street, CB24 4QU?

4 High Street, CB24 4QU is in council tax band E.

Which area is 4 High Street, CB24 4QU in?

4 High Street, CB24 4QU sits in Swavesey, Cambridge, Cambridge. It falls within the CB24 postcode district in Cambridgeshire.

Is 4 High Street, CB24 4QU in a safe area?

Police records around 4 High Street, CB24 4QU 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 4 High Street, CB24 4QU?

The closest primary school to 4 High Street, CB24 4QU is Swavesey Primary School (413m), one of 3 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Swavesey Village College (618m).

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4 High Street, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB24 4QU

5 planning records

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

86 m²

921 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 42

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 4 High Street

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

4 High Street is a four-bedroom detached house in Swavesey, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 4QU). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 921 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2011) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The latest certificate is from June 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs). Across 2008–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £501,000 is 30.1% above the 2012 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£418/sq ft) was about 110.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 14 years ago, in May 2012.

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Risks

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Sold prices

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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.

4 High Street'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 Jun 2021

EPC Rating

E42

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

6.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 High Street, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB24 4QU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4 High Street has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.

Mar 2021
RenovationHeritage
In report
Replace 3 No. existing windows with 2 No. Yorkshire sliding sash windows and 1 No. casement window and replace 2 No. existing wooden lintels with brick arches.
Council
South Cambridgeshire District Council
New Windows
Documents
30 docs on file
Reference
21/00166/LBC
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Jan 2021
RenovationHeritage
In report
Replace 3 No. existing windows with 2 No. Yorkshire sliding sash windows and 1 No. casement window and replace 2 No. existing wooden lintels with brick arches.
Council
South Cambridgeshire District Council
New Windows
Documents
18 docs on file
Reference
21/00166/LBC
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What's in 4 High Street, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB24 4QU's planning history?

3 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions 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.

4 High Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£501,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 3 years.

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Last sold (2012)

£385,000

Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 3 years.

Sales timeline

17 May 2012Most recent
£385,000
+28.3%over 3 years
9 December 2008
£300,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB24 4QU: £325,000 (2025–2024).

Nearby sales in CB24 4QU

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On the street

Versus other High Street homes

Four headline reads against 28 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 4 High Street runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,497

Street avg £3,221

Strongly above

Floor Area

86 m²

Street avg 99 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

6.9 t/year

Street avg 4.1 t/year

Strongly below

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

0.4 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 4QU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CB24 4QU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.2dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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