Church Farm House, Sawston Road, Babraham, Cambridge, CB22 3AP
About Church Farm House
Church Farm House is a detached house in Babraham, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB22 3AP). It has a recorded floor area of 429 m² (around 4617 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (November 2011) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 46). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from November 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 429 m² the property is well over the postcode median (175 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £2,184,000 sits 65.5% above the 2012 sale of £1,320,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£286/sq ft) was about 48.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 10 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 4 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. 14 years since the last transfer (March 2012).
Energy performance
Church Farm House sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Nov 2021
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 4 November 2021
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, is a large detached home over 300m², and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Church Farm House has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
10 applications on record at Church Farm House, Sawston Road, Babraham, Cambridge, CB22 3AP
- Oct 2015FullOutcome in report
Construction of a hard surfaced tennis court with surround fencing in the east side garden of Church Farmhouse
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- S/2105/15/FL
- More recent applications — locked
- FullJan 2021Decision
- RenovationJan 2021Decision
+ 7 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Church Farm House valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£2,184,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,320,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 March 2012Most recent
£1,320,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB22 3AP: £575,000 (2024–2003).
Versus other Sawston Road homes
EPC Rating for Church Farm House lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
32 (F)
Street avg 56 (D)
Floor Area
429 m²
Street avg 218 m²
CO₂ Emissions
31.0 t/year
Street avg 7.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
13 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
82/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
0.9 km
Babraham CofE (VC) Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB







