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5 Orchard Road, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3BE

1 planning record

Estimated value

£248,000

  • Since the 2017 sale (£162,000)+53%
  • Against CB22 3BE's recent median (£231,500)+7%

Newest record on this page: November 2024. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
45 m²
481 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 45
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Freehold
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£248,000

  • Against its 2017 sale (£162,000)+53%
  • Against CB22 3BE's recent median (£231,500)+7%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 5 Orchard Road is modelled from its 45 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CB22 3BE. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    45 m² from the EPC lodged in February 2010

  • Sales of this home

    1 sale recorded, the latest in 2017

  • Recent sales in CB22 3BE

    5 sales, median £231,500 (2024–2011)

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SalesLatest sale shown: November 2024Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 applicationFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

5 Orchard Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Sales timeline

  1. 18 July 2017Most recent

    £162,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB22 3BE: £231,500 (2024–2011).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 5 Orchard Road, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3BE. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 5 Orchard Road

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

5 Orchard Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Sawston, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB22 3BE). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 481 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (February 2010) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 64). The latest certificate is from February 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings.

Today's modelled estimate of £248,000 sits 53.1% above the 2017 sale of £162,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£337/sq ft) was about 78% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in July 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years. At 45 m² it's 26.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (61 m² median across 19 EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2010.

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

  • Bedrooms2
  • Utility roomYes

Outside

  • OutbuildingsYes

Building

  • TenureFreehold
  • RefurbishedYes
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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.

5 Orchard Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Feb 2020

Current Certificate
Feb 2010

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E45
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
4.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 16 February 2020

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Orchard Road, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3BE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 5 Orchard Road, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3BE

1decisions17documents1nearby
  1. Oct 2010
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    Outcome in report

    Erection of close-boarded fence gate and wattle hurdle fences.

    Council
    South Cambridgeshire District Council
    Documents
    17 docs on file
    Reference
    S/1420/10
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  • The 17 documents, officer reports & conditions
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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.

On floor area, 5 Orchard Road runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,628

Street avg £2,676

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Floor Area

45 m²

Street avg 76 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.2 t/year

Street avg 5.4 t/year

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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.

Nearest schools

  • The Bellbird Primary SchoolPrimary212m
  • Sawston Village CollegeSecondary678m
  • The Icknield Primary SchoolPrimary744m
  • William Westley Church of England VC Primary SchoolPrimary1.5km

Nearest stops

  • Whittlesford Parkway Rail StationRailway station2.1km

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences451 reports37%
  • Anti-social Behaviour234 reports19%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson114 reports9%
  • Burglary92 reports7%

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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
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseFreeholdEPC EPre-1919 buildPermanent outbuildings

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Comparables

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 5 Orchard Road is modelled from its 45 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CB22 3BE. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for 5 Orchard Road. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 5 Orchard Road was lodged in February 2010 at band E and expired in February 2020, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to 5 Orchard Road. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 15 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 6 schools and 1 stop listed are measured in a straight line from CB22 3BE, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
5 Orchard Road is in council tax band B. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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