7 The Limes, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3DH
About 7 The Limes
7 The Limes is a semi-detached house in Sawston, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB22 3DH). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2012) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 2000–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £386,000 sits 57.6% above the 2012 sale of £244,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£312/sq ft) was about 21.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 14 years ago, in August 2012. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 73 m² it's 16.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (87 m² median across 19 EPCs).
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Apr 2022
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 15 April 2022
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Planning history
7 The Limes has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 7 The Limes, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3DH
- Jun 2019ExtensionOutlineOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Prior approval for a single storey rear extension
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- S/1802/19/PA
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2000.
£386,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 12 years.
£244,950
Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
22 August 2012Most recent
£244,950
+45.8%over 8 years9 January 2004
£168,000
+3.4%over 1 year4 July 2002
£162,500
+49.1%over 2 years25 May 2000
£109,000
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
7 The Limes is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£3,355
Street avg £3,933
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 92 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 4.5 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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.4dB







