8 Swaffham Road, Reach, Cambridge, CB25 0HZ

8 Swaffham Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Reach, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB25 0HZ). It has a recorded floor area of 38 m² (around 409 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since May 2017. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 125), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include outbuildings and a basement. Period features are noted in the property record.

Across 1997–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £315,000 is 13.7% below the 2025 sale of £365,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£892/sq ft) was about 506.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer was October 2025 at £365,000 — fresh data. At 38 m² it sits well below the postcode median (95 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs).