12 Orchard Road, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3BE
About 12 Orchard Road
12 Orchard Road is a mid-terrace house in Sawston, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB22 3BE). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since September 2011. Between certificates, main heating went from Poor to Average; while lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 73 m² it's 21.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (60 m² median across 19 EPCs).
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 10 March 2029
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Roof insulation improved
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Planning history
12 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
12 Orchard Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£282,000
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 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
On habitable rooms, 12 Orchard Road runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
60 (D)
Street avg 56 (D)
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 74 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 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.
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