85a, High Street, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3BG
About 85a
85a is a detached house in Sawston, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB22 3BG). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2023. The latest certificate (January 2024) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. At 89 m² this is the 23rd smallest of 31 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 25–174 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (84 versus a worst of 28).
At 89 m² it's 21.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (74 m² median across 30 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode.
Energy performance
85a ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 4 January 2034
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Planning history
85a 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
85a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£274,000
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 3BG: £340,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in CB22 3BG
40a, High Street, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3BG
Sold Jul 2024
£500,00012 High Street, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3BG
Sold May 2023
£340,0008 High Street, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3BG
Sold Oct 2022
£347,00016a, High Street, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3BG
Sold Apr 2022
£160,00032 High Street, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3BG
Sold Aug 2021
£270,500
Versus other High Street homes
85a outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
84 (B)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 59 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.3 t/year
Street avg 3.8 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
2.2 km
Whittlesford Parkway Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.1 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
48.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.7dB







