42 Swaffham Road, Reach, Cambridge, CB25 0HZ
About 42 Swaffham Road
42 Swaffham Road is a semi-detached house in Reach, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB25 0HZ). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 97), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on house coal. The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
42 Swaffham Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Sept 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
42 Swaffham Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
6applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 42 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
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Sales history & valuation
42 Swaffham Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£278,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB25 0HZ: £349,000 (2025–2015).
Nearby sales in CB25 0HZ
8 Swaffham Road, Reach, Cambridge, CB25 0HZ
Sold Oct 2025
£365,00026 Swaffham Road, Reach, Cambridge, CB25 0HZ
Sold Sept 2017
£755,00040 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
£142,000
Everything we know about 42 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
CO₂ Emissions for 42 Swaffham Road lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
42 (E)
Street avg 59 (D)
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 114 m²
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB