16 Cambridge Road, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3DG
About 16 Cambridge Road
16 Cambridge Road is a five-bedroom detached house in Sawston, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB22 3DG). It has a recorded floor area of 253 m² (around 2723 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).
At 253 m² the property is well over the postcode median (150 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2008–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£395/sq ft) was about 52.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2020 at £1,076,660.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
Energy performance
16 Cambridge Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 1 September 2030
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Planning history
16 Cambridge Road has an approved single-storey side and rear extension on the planning record.
2 applications on record at 16 Cambridge Road, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3DG
- Sept 2016ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Rear Single Storey Extension and Side First Floor Extension
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- S/2024/16/FL
- More recent applications — locked
- ConditionsMar 2017Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 16 Cambridge Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,131,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.2% per year over 12 years.
£1,076,660
Growth on file: 8.2% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
1 December 2020Most recent
£1,076,660
+162.6%over 12 years18 September 2008
£410,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB22 3DG: £580,000 (2023–2016).
Nearby sales in CB22 3DG
48 Cambridge Road, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3DG
Sold Mar 2023
£485,00052 Cambridge Road, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3DG
Sold Aug 2022
£625,00036 Cambridge Road, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3DG
Sold Oct 2021
£775,00050 Cambridge Road, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3DG
Sold Mar 2019
£425,00038 Cambridge Road, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3DG
Sold Nov 2016
£580,000
Versus other Cambridge Road homes
16 Cambridge Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,256
Street avg £3,686
Floor Area
253 m²
Street avg 146 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 6.1 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
2.8 km
Whittlesford Parkway Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.3 km
Sawston Village College. 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
47.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB







