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52 Cambridge Road, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3DG

2 planning records
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
143 m²
1539 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 51
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 52 Cambridge Road

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

52 Cambridge Road is a detached house in Sawston, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB22 3DG). It has a recorded floor area of 143 m² (around 1539 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£406/sq ft) was about 57% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £625,000 in August 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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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.

52 Cambridge Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

Current Certificate
Jun 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E51
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
7.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 22 June 2032

5 years remaining
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Early 20th centuryDetached BungalowEPC E

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 52 Cambridge Road, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3DG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

2 applications on record at 52 Cambridge Road, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3DG

2decisions39documents1nearby
Flagged:Retrospective
  1. Apr 2023
    Amendment
    Outcome in report

    Certificate of Lawfulness under S191 for an existing garden room incidental to the dwellinghouse.

    Council
    South Cambridgeshire District Council
    Retrospective
    Documents
    16 docs on file
    Reference
    22/05410/CLUED
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£659,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2022)

£625,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 30 August 2022Most recent

    £625,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB22 3DG: £580,000 (2023–2016).

On the street

Versus other Cambridge Road homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 52 Cambridge Road runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,371

Street avg £3,672

Above

Floor Area

143 m²

Street avg 157 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

7.6 t/year

Street avg 6.3 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 52 Cambridge Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

Pick your report · from £14.99

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Preview of the full property report

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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£648k

1 Crampton Terrace, Sawston

CB22 3JD

4 bed
£672k

1 Adeane Road, Sawston

CB22 3FN

£712k

1 Babraham Road, Sawston

CB22 3DQ

4 bed2 bath
£750k

1 Church Lane, Pampisford

CB22 3ET

£550k

1 Broadmeadow, Sawston

CB22 3EB

£499k

1 Bennett Way, Sawston

CB22 3FR

£476k

1 Brookfield Close, Sawston

CB22 3ED

3 bed
£469k

1 Challis Close, Sawston

CB22 3LT

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

2.8 km

Whittlesford Parkway Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.3 km

Sawston Village College. 6 schools nearby.

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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 3DG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CB22 3DG

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CB22 3DG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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