What kind of home is 18 Middle Watch, CB24 4RN?

18 Middle Watch, CB24 4RN is a 5-bedroom detached house.

When did 18 Middle Watch, CB24 4RN last change hands?

18 Middle Watch, CB24 4RN last sold for £365,000 in June 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £300,000 in December 2009, so prices have been rising over 11 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 18 Middle Watch, CB24 4RN changed over time?

Across 2 sales between December 2009 and June 2021, 18 Middle Watch, CB24 4RN rose from £300,000 to £365,000, a change of £65,000. That works out to roughly +1.7% per year compounded over 11 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 18 Middle Watch, CB24 4RN?

The current EPC rating for 18 Middle Watch, CB24 4RN is E with a score of 41 out of 100, lodged in October 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 18 Middle Watch, CB24 4RN?

18 Middle Watch, CB24 4RN has a recorded floor area of 172 m² (1,851 sq ft), around 34 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 117% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CB24 4RN. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 18 Middle Watch, CB24 4RN use?

The latest EPC at 18 Middle Watch, CB24 4RN records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 18 Middle Watch, CB24 4RN?

18 Middle Watch, CB24 4RN is in council tax band F. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Which area is 18 Middle Watch, CB24 4RN in?

18 Middle Watch, CB24 4RN sits in Swavesey, Cambridge, Cambridge. It falls within the CB24 postcode district in Cambridgeshire.

What is crime like near 18 Middle Watch, CB24 4RN?

Police records around 18 Middle Watch, CB24 4RN 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 18 Middle Watch, CB24 4RN?

The closest primary school to 18 Middle Watch, CB24 4RN is Swavesey Primary School (20m), one of 3 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Swavesey Village College (277m).

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18 Middle Watch, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB24 4RN

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

172 m²

1851 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 41

Council tax

Band F

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 18 Middle Watch

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

18 Middle Watch is a five-bedroom detached house in Swavesey, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 4RN). It has a recorded floor area of 172 m² (around 1851 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since January 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump.

At 172 m² the property is well over the postcode median (110 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2009–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £572,000 sits 56.7% above the 2021 sale of £365,000. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £365,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

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Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms5

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 Middle Watch's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Oct 2020

EPC Rating

E41

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

12.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Oct 2020from Jan 2009

Heating Controls

Prog + StatFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Hot Water

GoodAverage

Hot water efficiency decreased

Windows

AverageGood

Window efficiency improved

Low Energy Lighting

65%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Middle Watch, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB24 4RN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

18 Middle Watch 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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£572,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.7% per year over 11 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£365,000

Growth on file: 1.7% per year over 11 years.

Sales timeline

21 June 2021Most recent
£365,000
+21.7%over 11 years
22 December 2009
£300,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB24 4RN: £350,000 (2024–2021).

Nearby sales in CB24 4RN

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On the street

Versus other Middle Watch homes

Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

CO₂ Emissions for 18 Middle Watch lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,122

Street avg £2,918

Strongly below

Floor Area

172 m²

Street avg 130 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

12.0 t/year

Street avg 5.4 t/year

Strongly below

Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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

0.0 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 4RN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CB24 4RN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.1dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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