17 Whitegate Close, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB24 4TT
About 17 Whitegate Close
17 Whitegate Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Swavesey, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 4TT). It has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (around 1439 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2011) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). The latest certificate is from October 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 134 m² the property is well over the postcode median (101 m² across 43 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £490,000 is 32.4% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£257/sq ft) was about 26.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in October 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years.
Know exactly what you're buying at 17 Whitegate Close
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Communal gardenYes
- GarageDouble
Energy performance
17 Whitegate Close's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Oct 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
17 Whitegate Close has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Dec 2024ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension.
- Agent
- JPT Design Consultants Ltd.
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/03541/HFUL
- Apr 2015ExtensionAmendmentIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Lawful Development Certificate for a proposed single storey rear extension
- Agent
- Barnes
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- S/0551/15/LD
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 17 Whitegate Close
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Environmental risk flagged
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Sales history & valuation
17 Whitegate Close has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.
£490,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 17 years.
£370,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
2 October 2014Most recent
£370,000
+96.8%over 14 years24 August 2000
£188,000
+38.3%over 2 years4 November 1997
£135,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB24 4TT: £280,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in CB24 4TT
55 Whitegate Close, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB24 4TT
Sold Aug 2025
£280,00050a, Whitegate Close, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB24 4TT
Sold Jul 2024
£310,00047 Whitegate Close, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB24 4TT
Sold Jun 2023
£274,50025 Whitegate Close, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB24 4TT
Sold Jun 2022
£435,00059 Whitegate Close, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB24 4TT
Sold Dec 2021
£280,000
Everything we know about 17 Whitegate Close, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Environmental risk flagged

Versus other Whitegate Close homes
Habitable Rooms for 17 Whitegate Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,767
Street avg £3,179
Floor Area
134 m²
Street avg 94 m²
Habitable Rooms
13 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 3.5 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
0.5 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