Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
20 Hillside, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3BL
1 planning record
Estimated value
£517,000
- Since the 1997 sale (£105,000)+392%
- Against CB22 3BL's recent median (£565,000)-8%
Newest record on this page: October 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
111 m²
1198 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 32
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£517,000
- Against its 1997 sale (£105,000)+392%
- Against CB22 3BL's recent median (£565,000)-8%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 20 Hillside is modelled from its 111 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CB22 3BL. 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
111 m² from the EPC lodged in January 2011
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 1997
Recent sales in CB22 3BL
5 sales, median £565,000 (2025–2021)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: October 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
20 Hillside's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
Sales timeline
12 October 1997Most recent
£105,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB22 3BL: £565,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in CB22 3BL
30 Hillside, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3BL
Sold Oct 2025
£504,0005 Hillside, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3BL
Sold Jul 2025
£510,00018 Hillside, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3BL
Sold Nov 2022
£658,0006 Hillside, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3BL
Sold Feb 2021
£565,00025 Hillside, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3BL
Sold Feb 2021
£740,000
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for 20 Hillside, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3BL. 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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About 20 Hillside
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
20 Hillside is a four-bedroom detached house in Sawston, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB22 3BL). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1198 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2011) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 42). The latest certificate is from January 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.
Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in October 1997. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £517,000 sits 392.4% above the 1997 sale of £105,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£88/sq ft) was about 58.6% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2019.
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
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- ParkingOff road
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
20 Hillside sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Jan 2021
Current Certificate
Jan 2011EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F32
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
11.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 11 January 2021
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 20 Hillside, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3BL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 application on record at 20 Hillside, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3BL
1decisions2documents1nearby
- Oct 2019OutbuildingFullOutcome in report
Proposed Annexe
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- S/1994/19/FL
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Versus other Hillside homes
Four headline reads against 22 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
CO₂ Emissions for 20 Hillside lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£943
Street avg £2,972
Floor Area
111 m²
Street avg 139 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 6.7 t/year
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.
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
2.5 km
Whittlesford Parkway Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.2 km
The Bellbird Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- The Bellbird Primary SchoolPrimary223m
- Sawston Village CollegeSecondary310m
- The Icknield Primary SchoolPrimary848m
- William Westley Church of England VC Primary SchoolPrimary1.6km
Nearest stops
- Whittlesford Parkway Rail StationRailway station2.5km
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.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CB22 3BL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) wallsPermanent outbuildings
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 20 Hillside is modelled from its 111 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CB22 3BL. 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 20 Hillside. 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 20 Hillside was lodged in January 2011 at band F and expired in January 2021, 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 20 Hillside. 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 3BL, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 20 Hillside is in council tax band E. 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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