1 Swaffham Road, Lode, Cambridge, CB25 9EZ
About 1 Swaffham Road
1 Swaffham Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Lode, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB25 9EZ). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
Held since May 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1999–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £493,000 sits 181.7% above the 2003 sale of £175,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£128/sq ft) was about 46.4% below the postcode norm. At 127 m² it's 16.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (109 m² median across 6 EPCs).
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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
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- DrivewayYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Swaffham Road has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
1 Swaffham Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£493,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.4% per year over 3 years.
£175,000
Growth on file: 13.4% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
1 May 2003Most recent
£175,000
+52.8%over 3 years17 December 1999
£114,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB25 9EZ: £365,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in CB25 9EZ
11 Swaffham Road, Lode, Cambridge, CB25 9EZ
Sold Feb 2025
£400,00015 Swaffham Road, Lode, Cambridge, CB25 9EZ
Sold Apr 2023
£465,0003 Swaffham Road, Lode, Cambridge, CB25 9EZ
Sold Mar 2023
£268,0005 Swaffham Road, Lode, Cambridge, CB25 9EZ
Sold Jan 2022
£362,5009 Swaffham Road, Lode, Cambridge, CB25 9EZ
Sold Apr 2018
£365,000
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Versus other Swaffham Road homes
1 Swaffham Road is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,378
Street avg £3,044
Floor Area
127 m²
Street avg 119 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 5.6 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
1.4 km
Bottisham Village College. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB