26 Middle Watch, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB24 4RN
About 26 Middle Watch
26 Middle Watch is a detached house in Swavesey, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 4RN). It has a recorded floor area of 170 m² (around 1830 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2011) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 56), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 170 m² the property is well over the postcode median (110 m² across 20 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 £644,000 sits 67.3% above the 2011 sale of £385,000. Last sold in August 2011, so it's been off the market for around 15 years. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused.
Know exactly what you're buying at 26 Middle Watch
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
26 Middle Watch 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 May 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
A recent planning application at 26 Middle Watch was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Nov 2021ConditionsIn report
S73 application to vary condition 2 (Approved Drawings) of 21/02827/HFUL (Demolish existing Garage & Construct new Garage in an alternative location) to amend proposed garage design
- Agent
- Visual Creations Ltd
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/04031/S73
- Sept 2021AmendmentIn report
Non material amendment of planning permission 21/02827/HFUL (Demolish existing Garage & Construct new Garage in an alternative location) to amend the roof orientation.
- Agent
- Visual Creations Ltd
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/02827/NMA1
What's in 26 Middle Watch, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB24 4RN's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
26 Middle Watch valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£644,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£385,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
17 August 2011Most recent
£385,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB24 4RN: £350,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in CB24 4RN
40 Middle Watch, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB24 4RN
Sold May 2024
£740,00048 Middle Watch, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB24 4RN
Sold May 2024
£350,00036 Middle Watch, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB24 4RN
Sold Jan 2024
£480,00014 Middle Watch, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB24 4RN
Sold Jul 2022
£240,000Flat 2, 56 Middle Watch, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB24 4RN
Sold Nov 2021
£150,000
Everything we know about 26 Middle Watch, 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 Middle Watch homes
26 Middle Watch is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,265
Street avg £2,908
Floor Area
170 m²
Street avg 130 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 5.4 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
0.0 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
43.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB