11 Orchard Road, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3BE
About 11 Orchard Road
11 Orchard Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Sawston, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB22 3BE). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2019) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (July 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Untraded for 26 years, with the last transfer in December 2000. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 93 m² the property is well over the postcode median (60 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £305,000 sits 238.9% above the 2000 sale of £90,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£90/sq ft) was about 60.6% below the postcode norm.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Outside
- ParkingOff street
- Cul-de-sacYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 26 November 2029
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Get a survey for this property
Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £955 · Includes VAT
Planning history
11 Orchard Road has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
11 Orchard Road's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2000).
£305,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£90,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 December 2000Most recent
£90,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB22 3BE: £231,500 (2024–2015).
Nearby sales in CB22 3BE
10 Orchard Road, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3BE
Sold Nov 2024
£286,00033 Orchard Road, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3BE
Sold Apr 2022
£330,00019 Orchard Road, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3BE
Sold Nov 2021
£231,5005 Orchard Road, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3BE
Sold Jul 2017
£162,0001 Orchard Road, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3BE
Sold Aug 2015
£215,000
Versus other Orchard Road homes
11 Orchard Road is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£968
Street avg £3,119
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 72 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 5.3 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
82/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
2.1 km
Whittlesford Parkway Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.2 km
The Bellbird Primary School. 6 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
47.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.1dB







