Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Estimated value
£746,000
Newest record on this page: March 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Our estimate
£746,000
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The estimate for 1a is modelled from its 171 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in CB22 3DQ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Floor area
171 m² from the EPC lodged in September 2020
Sales of this home
3 sales recorded, the latest in 2021
Recent sales in CB22 3DQ
5 sales, median £440,000 (2026–2023)
| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: March 2026 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
1a has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
16 February 2021Most recent
£675,000
+150.0%over 18 years26 February 2002
£270,000
+111.4%over 3 years26 October 1998
£127,750
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB22 3DQ: £440,000 (2026–2023).
55 Babraham Road, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3DQ
Sold Mar 2026
11 Babraham Road, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3DQ
Sold Jun 2025
43 Babraham Road, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3DQ
Sold Aug 2024
47 Babraham Road, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3DQ
Sold Mar 2024
18 Babraham Road, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3DQ
Sold Jun 2023
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1a is a five-bedroom detached house in Sawston, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB22 3DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 171 m² (around 1841 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1996-2002. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2020. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.
At 171 m² the property is well over the postcode median (103 m² across 37 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £746,000 is 10.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£367/sq ft) was about 45.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2021 at £675,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
1a's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Certificate validity
Valid until 17 September 2030
1a 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.
On co₂ emissions, 1a runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,947
Street avg £3,428
Floor Area
171 m²
Street avg 112 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.8 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
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
2.6 km
Whittlesford Parkway Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.3 km
The Bellbird Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
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39.0dB
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