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2 Swaffham Road, Reach, Cambridge, CB25 0HZ

Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
179 m²
1927 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 49
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 2 Swaffham Road

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

2 Swaffham Road is an end-of-terrace house in Reach, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB25 0HZ). It has a recorded floor area of 179 m² (around 1927 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

Untraded for 31 years, with the last transfer in August 1995. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 179 m² the property is well over the postcode median (89 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £609,000 sits 399.2% above the 1995 sale of £122,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£63/sq ft) was about 62.1% below the postcode norm.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

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

2 Swaffham Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E49
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
8.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 2 Swaffham Road, Reach, Cambridge, CB25 0HZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

2 Swaffham Road has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

6applications of note in the surrounding area

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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.

2 Swaffham Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).

Current estimate

£609,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (1995)

£122,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 21 August 1995Most recent

    £122,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB25 0HZ: £349,000 (2025–2015).

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On the street

Versus other Swaffham Road homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

2 Swaffham Road is notably below the street on price per m².

Price per m²

£682

Street avg £3,673

Strongly below

Floor Area

179 m²

Street avg 106 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

8.8 t/year

Street avg 5.5 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

1/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Closest school

1.8 km

Swaffham Prior Church of England Primary School. 2 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 CB25 0HZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CB25 0HZ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CB25 0HZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.7dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
Map

Everything within walking distance

Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 2 points of interest in total.
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 2 Swaffham Road, Reach, Cambridge, CB25 0HZ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.