26 Swaffham Road, Reach, Cambridge, CB25 0HZ
About 26 Swaffham Road
26 Swaffham Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Reach, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB25 0HZ). It has a recorded floor area of 225 m² (around 2422 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). Main heating runs on oil.
At 225 m² the property is well over the postcode median (89 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £914,000 is 21.1% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£312/sq ft) was about 98.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in September 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2021.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Garagedouble
Energy performance
26 Swaffham Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Dec 2021OutbuildingFullIn report
Erection of a 3 x 3m summerhouse
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/01480/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 26 Swaffham Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£914,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£755,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 September 2017Most recent
£755,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB25 0HZ: £335,000 (2025–2010).
Nearby sales in CB25 0HZ
8 Swaffham Road, Reach, Cambridge, CB25 0HZ
Sold Oct 2025
£365,00040 Swaffham Road, Reach, Cambridge, CB25 0HZ
Sold Jun 2016
£335,00030 Swaffham Road, Reach, Cambridge, CB25 0HZ
Sold Sept 2015
£349,00036 Swaffham Road, Reach, Cambridge, CB25 0HZ
Sold Aug 2008
£142,0004 Swaffham Road, Reach, Cambridge, CB25 0HZ
Sold Nov 2007
£335,000
Everything we know about 26 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
Versus other Swaffham Road homes
On floor area, 26 Swaffham Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,356
Street avg £3,228
Floor Area
225 m²
Street avg 103 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.6 t/year
Street avg 5.5 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
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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB