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18 Thistle Green, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB24 4RJ

Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
142 m²
1531 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 51
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 18 Thistle Green

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

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

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.

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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Feb 2021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

A
B
C
D
E
E51
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Thistle Green, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB24 4RJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

18 Thistle Green has no planning applications on record.

The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

18 Thistle Green valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£424,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2011)

£267,500

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 15 May 2011Most recent

    £267,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB24 4RJ: £365,000 (2025–2017).

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On the street

Versus other Thistle Green homes

Four headline reads against 22 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

18 Thistle Green is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.

Price per m²

£1,880

Street avg £3,140

Strongly below

Floor Area

142 m²

Street avg 102 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

7.9 t/year

Street avg 4.1 t/year

Strongly below
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

0.3 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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CB24 4RJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CB24 4RJ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CB24 4RJ

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 18 Thistle Green, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB24 4RJ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.