2 Lythels Farm Cottage, Swaffham Prior Fen, Swaffham Prior, Cambridge, CB25 0LQ
About 2 Lythels Farm Cottage
2 Lythels Farm Cottage is a semi-detached house in Swaffham Prior, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB25 0LQ). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 106), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 72 m² it sits well below the postcode median (194 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Lythels Farm Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
6applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 2 Lythels Farm Cottage
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
2 Lythels Farm Cottage 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 0LQ: £335,000 (2011–1997).
Nearby sales in CB25 0LQ
Everything we know about 2 Lythels Farm Cottage, 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 Prior Fen homes
Floor Area for 2 Lythels Farm Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
45 (E)
Street avg 52 (E)
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 186 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 7.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 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
3.0 km
Swaffham Prior Church of England Primary School. 1 school 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
42.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.4dB