15 Swaffham Road, Lode, Cambridge, CB25 9EZ
About 15 Swaffham Road
15 Swaffham Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Lode, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB25 9EZ). It has a recorded floor area of 181 m² (around 1948 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2022) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe and attached land beyond the plot.
At 181 m² the property is well over the postcode median (109 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £559,000 is 20.2% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£239/sq ft) was about 23.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £465,000 in April 2023.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenfront_and_rear
- Garagedouble
- LandYes
Energy performance
15 Swaffham Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
15 Swaffham Road has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 15 Swaffham Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£559,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£465,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 April 2023Most recent
£465,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB25 9EZ: £362,500 (2025–2013).
Nearby sales in CB25 9EZ
11 Swaffham Road, Lode, Cambridge, CB25 9EZ
Sold Feb 2025
£400,0003 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
£365,0001 Swaffham Road, Lode, Cambridge, CB25 9EZ
Sold May 2003
£175,000
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Versus other Swaffham Road homes
15 Swaffham Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,569
Street avg £2,806
Floor Area
181 m²
Street avg 110 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 4.5 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