18 Thistle Green, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB24 4RJ
About 18 Thistle Green
18 Thistle Green is a four-bedroom detached house in Swavesey, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 4RJ). It has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (around 1531 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2011) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 63). The latest certificate is from February 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since May 2011, a hold of 15 years that's notably long for the area. At 142 m² the property is well over the postcode median (105 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £424,000 sits 58.5% above the 2011 sale of £267,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£175/sq ft) was about 18.8% below the postcode norm.
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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
18 Thistle Green sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Feb 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
18 Thistle Green has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
18 Thistle Green valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£424,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£267,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 May 2011Most recent
£267,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB24 4RJ: £365,000 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in CB24 4RJ
21 Thistle Green, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB24 4RJ
Sold Aug 2025
£410,00034 Thistle Green, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB24 4RJ
Sold Dec 2020
£480,00011a, Thistle Green, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB24 4RJ
Sold Nov 2017
£270,00014 Thistle Green, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB24 4RJ
Sold Sept 2017
£365,00012 Thistle Green, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB24 4RJ
Sold Jul 2017
£395,000
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Versus other Thistle Green homes
18 Thistle Green is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£1,880
Street avg £3,140
Floor Area
142 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.9 t/year
Street avg 4.1 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
0.3 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
44.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB