1 Adams Road, Swaffham Prior, Cambridge, CB25 0JU
About 1 Adams Road
1 Adams Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Swaffham Prior, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB25 0JU). It has a recorded floor area of 159 m² (around 1711 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2022) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in November 2016 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 159 m² the property is well over the postcode median (117 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2024. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Energy performance
1 Adams Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Roof insulation improved
Planning history
1 Adams Road has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.
- Sept 2024ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Single-storey extensions. New gable roof to kitchen
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/00774/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
1 Adams Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£573,000
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 0JU: £230,000 (2021–1997).
Nearby sales in CB25 0JU
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Adams Road homes
1 Adams Road is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
EPC Rating
42 (E)
Street avg 52 (E)
Floor Area
159 m²
Street avg 120 m²
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 7.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 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
0.3 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
47.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.0dB