3a, Swaffham Road, Burwell, Cambridge, CB25 0AN
About 3a
3a is a five-bedroom detached house in Burwell, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB25 0AN). It has a recorded floor area of 251 m² (around 2702 sq ft). The latest certificate (March 2014) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views.
At 251 m² the property is well over the postcode median (136 m² across 37 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2015. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2009–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£278/sq ft) was about 24% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold April 2021 for £752,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms5
- Dining roomYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- Garageintegral
- Notable viewsYes
Energy performance
3a'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Mar 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
3a has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
- Feb 2015PorchOutlineIn report
Extension: Rear of property
To erect porch at rear of property
Extension- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/00027/CLP
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 3a
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
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 3a has grown more than fourfold since the 2009 starting point.
£792,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 15.8% per year over 12 years.
£752,000
Growth on file: 15.8% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
8 April 2021Most recent
£752,000
+478.5%over 11 years29 April 2009
£130,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB25 0AN: £450,000 (2025–2024).
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
£450,00012 Swaffham Road, Burwell, Cambridge, CB25 0AN
Sold May 2024
£390,00042 Swaffham Road, Burwell, Cambridge, CB25 0AN
Sold Feb 2024
£735,000
Everything we know about 3a, 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

Versus other Swaffham Road homes
Floor Area for 3a runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,996
Street avg £2,996
Floor Area
251 m²
Street avg 151 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 5.9 t/year
Years Held
5 years
Street avg 10 years
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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