33 Orchard Road, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3BE
About 33 Orchard Road
33 Orchard Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Sawston, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB22 3BE). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since October 2011. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.
At 90 m² the property is well over the postcode median (60 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 84% of similar EPCs). Across 2002–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£341/sq ft) was about 51.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £330,000 in April 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- LandYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 19 October 2031
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
33 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
Latest sale on 33 Orchard Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£346,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.6% per year over 20 years.
£330,000
Growth on file: 7.6% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
28 April 2022Most recent
£330,000
+76.5%over 15 years26 January 2007
£187,000
+146.1%over 4 years12 May 2002
£76,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB22 3BE: £215,000 (2024–2011).
Nearby sales in CB22 3BE
10 Orchard Road, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3BE
Sold Nov 2024
£286,00019 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
£215,0003 Orchard Road, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3BE
Sold Jun 2011
£142,000
Versus other Orchard Road homes
On epc rating, 33 Orchard Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,667
Street avg £2,670
Floor Area
90 m²
Street avg 72 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 5.5 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
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







