What kind of home is 5 Hillside, CB22 3BL?

5 Hillside, CB22 3BL is a 4-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 5 Hillside, CB22 3BL sell for?

5 Hillside, CB22 3BL last sold for £510,000 in July 2025, around 1 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £270,000 in June 2006. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 5 Hillside, CB22 3BL?

Across 3 sales between June 2006 and July 2025, 5 Hillside, CB22 3BL rose from £270,000 to £510,000, a change of £240,000. That works out to roughly +3.4% per year compounded over 19 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 5 Hillside, CB22 3BL?

The current EPC rating for 5 Hillside, CB22 3BL is D with a score of 65 out of 100, lodged in November 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 5 Hillside, CB22 3BL?

5 Hillside, CB22 3BL has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (1,410 sq ft), around 33 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 17% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CB22 3BL. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 5 Hillside, CB22 3BL use?

The latest EPC at 5 Hillside, CB22 3BL records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 5 Hillside, CB22 3BL?

5 Hillside, CB22 3BL is in council tax band D.

Which area is 5 Hillside, CB22 3BL in?

5 Hillside, CB22 3BL sits in Sawston, Cambridge, Cambridge. It falls within the CB22 postcode district in Cambridgeshire.

Is 5 Hillside, CB22 3BL in a safe area?

Police records around 5 Hillside, CB22 3BL show an average of 82 reported crimes per month over the last 15 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 37% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (18% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 5 Hillside, CB22 3BL?

The closest primary school to 5 Hillside, CB22 3BL is The Bellbird Primary School (223m), one of 5 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Sawston Village College (310m).

What is the nearest station to 5 Hillside, CB22 3BL?

The closest rail stop to 5 Hillside, CB22 3BL is Whittlesford Parkway Rail Station, 2.5km away.

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5 Hillside, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3BL

3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

131 m²

1410 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 65

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 5 Hillside

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

5 Hillside is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Sawston, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB22 3BL). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2019) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.

A recent sale: £510,000 in July 2025. Across 2006–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£362/sq ft) was about 76.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms3
Open-plan layoutYes
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
CloakroomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenRear

Building

Period featuresYes

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Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate

Nov 2019

EPC Rating

D65

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

5.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 1 November 2029

3 years remaining

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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Hillside, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3BL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Hillside 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

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

Current estimate

£539,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.4% per year over 19 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£510,000

Growth on file: 3.4% per year over 19 years.

Sales timeline

31 July 2025Most recent
£510,000
+14.6%over 5 years
27 May 2020
£445,000
+64.8%over 13 years
18 June 2006
£270,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB22 3BL: £610,000 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in CB22 3BL

On the street

Versus other Hillside homes

Four headline reads against 22 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for 5 Hillside lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,893

Street avg £2,825

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Floor Area

131 m²

Street avg 138 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.2 t/year

Street avg 7.0 t/year

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

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2 bed

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

2.5 km

Whittlesford Parkway Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.2 km

The Bellbird Primary School. 6 schools nearby.

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Noise

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

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CB22 3BL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.5dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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