What kind of home is 9 Princess Drive, CB22 3DL?

9 Princess Drive, CB22 3DL is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 9 Princess Drive, CB22 3DL?

9 Princess Drive, CB22 3DL last sold for £425,000 in January 2024, around 3 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £260,000 in April 2015. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 9 Princess Drive, CB22 3DL?

Across 3 sales between April 2015 and January 2024, 9 Princess Drive, CB22 3DL rose from £260,000 to £425,000, a change of £165,000. That works out to roughly +5.8% per year compounded over 9 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 9 Princess Drive, CB22 3DL have?

The current EPC rating for 9 Princess Drive, CB22 3DL is C with a score of 69 out of 100, lodged in January 2019. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 9 Princess Drive, CB22 3DL?

9 Princess Drive, CB22 3DL has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (1,055 sq ft), around 33 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 9 Princess Drive, CB22 3DL use?

The latest EPC at 9 Princess Drive, CB22 3DL records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 9 Princess Drive, CB22 3DL?

9 Princess Drive, CB22 3DL is in council tax band D.

Which area is 9 Princess Drive, CB22 3DL in?

9 Princess Drive, CB22 3DL sits in Sawston, Cambridge, Cambridge. It falls within the CB22 postcode district in Cambridgeshire.

What is crime like near 9 Princess Drive, CB22 3DL?

Police records around 9 Princess Drive, CB22 3DL show an average of 82 reported crimes per month over the last 15 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 37% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (18% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 9 Princess Drive, CB22 3DL?

The closest primary school to 9 Princess Drive, CB22 3DL is The Bellbird Primary School (558m), one of 5 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Sawston Village College (551m).

How well connected is 9 Princess Drive, CB22 3DL?

The closest rail stop to 9 Princess Drive, CB22 3DL is Whittlesford Parkway Rail Station, 2.9km away.

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9 Princess Drive, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3DL

3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

98 m²

1055 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 69

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 9 Princess Drive

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

9 Princess Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Sawston, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB22 3DL). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since October 2014. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.

Across 2015–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£403/sq ft) was about 118.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold January 2024 for £425,000.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2

Outside

ParkingOff road
LandYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Jan 2019

EPC Rating

C69

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

3.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 22 January 2029

2 years remaining

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jan 2019from Oct 2014

Roof Insulation

InsulatedWell Insulated

Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels

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Late 20th centurySemi-Detached HouseEPC CExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 9 Princess Drive, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3DL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

9 Princess Drive has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

9 Princess Drive saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.

Current estimate

£443,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 9 years.

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Last sold (2024)

£425,000

Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 9 years.

Sales timeline

8 January 2024Most recent
£425,000
+14.9%over 4 years
9 September 2019
£370,000
+42.3%over 4 years
30 April 2015
£260,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB22 3DL: £375,000 (2026–2020).

Nearby sales in CB22 3DL

On the street

Versus other Princess Drive homes

Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

9 Princess Drive is notably below the street on habitable rooms.

Price per m²

£4,337

Street avg £2,692

Strongly above

Floor Area

98 m²

Street avg 103 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.6 t/year

Street avg 3.9 t/year

On par

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

£442k

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3 bed

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1 Churchfield Avenue, Sawston

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3 bed

£325k

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2 bed

£648k

1 Crampton Terrace, Sawston

CB22 3JD

4 bed

£712k

1 Babraham Road, Sawston

CB22 3DQ

4 bed2 bath

1 Beech Lane, Pampisford

CB22 3EU

3 bed2 bath

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

2.9 km

Whittlesford Parkway Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.6 km

Sawston Village College. 6 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CB22 3DL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CB22 3DL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.7dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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