3 The Limes, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3DH
About 3 The Limes
3 The Limes is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Sawston, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB22 3DH). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2016) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 107), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from August 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, 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 2017–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £443,000 is 20.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£416/sq ft) was about 66.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold January 2021 for £367,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
3 The Limes's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Aug 2026
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 3 August 2026
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Planning history
3 The Limes has an approved single-storey side and rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 3 The Limes, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3DH
- Jul 2021ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Single storey side and rear extension.
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/01774/HFUL
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Sales history & valuation
3 The Limes saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£443,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 4 years.
£367,500
Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
6 January 2021Most recent
£367,500
+13.1%over 3 years21 November 2017
£325,000
+6.6%over 7 months20 April 2017
£305,000
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
3 The Limes is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£4,482
Street avg £3,867
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 92 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.4 t/year
Street avg 4.2 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.
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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







