Skip to content
UK Property Looker

27 Orchard Road, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3BE

Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
99 m²
1066 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 52
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 27 Orchard Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

27 Orchard Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Sawston, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB22 3BE). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2025) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since May 2004, a hold of 22 years that's notably long for the area. At 99 m² the property is well over the postcode median (60 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2004–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £318,000 sits 107.8% above the 2004 sale of £153,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£144/sq ft) was about 45.5% below the postcode norm.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 27 Orchard Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

Pick your report · from £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

27 Orchard Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate
Jan 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 27 January 2035

8 years remaining
SDL Surveying

Get a survey for this property

Level 3 Building Survey

Late 20th centuryMid-Terrace HouseEPC ENo mains gas

Because the property has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

From £955 · Includes VAT

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 27 Orchard Road, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3BE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

27 Orchard Road has no planning applications on record.

1

But the area is active

1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

27 Orchard Road changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.

Current estimate

£318,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.0% per year over 1 year.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2004)

£153,000

Growth on file: 2.0% per year over 1 year.

Sales timeline

  1. 13 May 2004Most recent

    £153,000

    +2.0%

  2. 14 January 2004

    £150,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB22 3BE: £231,500 (2024–2015).

On the street

Versus other Orchard Road homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 27 Orchard Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,545

Street avg £3,023

Strongly below

Floor Area

99 m²

Street avg 71 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

7.8 t/year

Street avg 5.1 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 27 Orchard Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

Pick your report · from £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£277k

1 Churchfield Avenue, Sawston

CB22 3LA

3 bed
£442k

1 Camping Close, Sawston

CB22 3HP

3 bed2 bath
£460k

1 Brookfield Road, Sawston

CB22 3EH

3 bed
£476k

1 Brookfield Close, Sawston

CB22 3ED

3 bed
£325k

1 Elder Close, Sawston

CB22 3BB

2 bed
£648k

1 Crampton Terrace, Sawston

CB22 3JD

4 bed
£712k

1 Babraham Road, Sawston

CB22 3DQ

4 bed2 bath

1 Beech Lane, Pampisford

CB22 3EU

3 bed2 bath
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Cambridge district page.
Full Cambridge report

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CB22 3BE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CB22 3BE

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CB22 3BE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.1dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 27 Orchard Road, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3BE. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.