23 The Limes, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3DH
About 23 The Limes
23 The Limes is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Sawston, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB22 3DH). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). Across 2015–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £400,000 is 19.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£415/sq ft) was about 63.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2021 at £335,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Mar 2025
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 2 March 2025
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Planning history
A partial demolition application was refused at 23 The Limes in 2022.
3 applications on record at 23 The Limes, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3DH
- May 2016ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Two storey rear extension and first floor side extension
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- S/0919/16/FL
- More recent applications — locked
- DemolitionJul 2022Decision
- DemolitionMar 2022Decision
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£400,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.9% per year over 6 years.
£335,000
Growth on file: 2.9% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
27 January 2021Most recent
£335,000
+17.1%over 5 years16 July 2015
£286,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB22 3DH: £450,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in CB22 3DH
12 The Limes, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3DH
Sold Sept 2025
£483,00020 The Limes, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3DH
Sold Aug 2024
£450,0009 The Limes, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3DH
Sold Apr 2024
£455,00029 The Limes, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3DH
Sold Jan 2024
£450,0004 The Limes, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3DH
Sold Sept 2022
£418,000
Versus other The Limes homes
23 The Limes is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£4,467
Street avg £3,868
Floor Area
75 m²
Street avg 92 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 4.3 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
2.5 km
Whittlesford Parkway Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.2 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
49.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.4dB







