12 Swaffham Road, Burwell, Cambridge, CB25 0AN
About 12 Swaffham Road
12 Swaffham Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Burwell, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB25 0AN). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a conservatory and attached land beyond the plot. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 82 m² it sits well below the postcode median (139 m² across 37 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£442/sq ft) was about 99.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 2 refused. Sold May 2024 for £390,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- GarageYes
- LandYes
Building
- Heating systemoil
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A recent planning application at 12 Swaffham Road was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Mar 2025New BuildFullIn report
Erection of a 3 bedroom detached bungalow and associated works
- Documents
- 49 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/01242/FUL
- Nov 2024FullIn report
Demolition of single garage, construction of two semi detached bungalows and associated works
- Documents
- 41 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/00366/FUL
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 12 Swaffham Road
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.
- Larger development activity nearby
- A planning decision worth checking
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Sales history & valuation
12 Swaffham Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£428,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£390,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 May 2024Most recent
£390,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB25 0AN: £450,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in CB25 0AN
54 Swaffham Road, Burwell, Cambridge, CB25 0AN
Sold Mar 2025
£480,00022 Swaffham Road, Burwell, Cambridge, CB25 0AN
Sold Feb 2025
£255,0001a, Swaffham Road, Burwell, Cambridge, CB25 0AN
Sold Dec 2024
£450,00042 Swaffham Road, Burwell, Cambridge, CB25 0AN
Sold Feb 2024
£735,00061 Swaffham Road, Burwell, Cambridge, CB25 0AN
Sold Aug 2023
£295,000
Everything we know about 12 Swaffham Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
- A planning decision worth checking

Versus other Swaffham Road homes
12 Swaffham Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,756
Street avg £2,943
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 155 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 5.8 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
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
2.5 km
Dennis Terrace — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 km
Burwell Village College (Primary). 2 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
46.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.0dB