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17 Whitegate Close, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB24 4TT

3 sales on record2 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
134 m²
1439 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 65
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 17 Whitegate Close

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

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.

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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
  • Dining roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Communal gardenYes
  • GarageDouble
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Oct 2021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

A
B
C
D
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Whitegate Close, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB24 4TT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Whitegate Close has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.

  1. Dec 2024
    ExtensionFull
    In 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
    View planning record
  2. Apr 2015
    ExtensionAmendment
    In 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
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

17 Whitegate Close has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.

Current estimate

£490,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 17 years.

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Last sold (2014)

£370,000

Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 2 October 2014Most recent

    £370,000

    +96.8%over 14 years
  2. 24 August 2000

    £188,000

    +38.3%over 2 years
  3. 4 November 1997

    £135,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB24 4TT: £280,000 (2025–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Whitegate Close homes

Four headline reads against 43 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for 17 Whitegate Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,767

Street avg £3,179

Below

Floor Area

134 m²

Street avg 94 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

13 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.9 t/year

Street avg 3.5 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

0.5 km

Swavesey Primary School. 4 schools nearby.

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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 4TT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CB24 4TT

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CB24 4TT

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 17 Whitegate Close, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB24 4TT. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.