23 Babraham Road, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3DQ
About 23 Babraham Road
23 Babraham Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Sawston, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB22 3DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 195 m² (around 2099 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in July 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Period features are noted in the property record.
At 195 m² the property is well over the postcode median (103 m² across 37 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2015–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£434/sq ft) was about 88.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £910,000 in February 2023.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms4
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
23 Babraham Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 31 July 2032
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Council records include a part-single-part-two-storey side and rear extension at 23 Babraham Road.
1 application on record at 23 Babraham Road, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3DQ
- Jun 2017ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Part first floor part single storey rear extension and single storey side extension
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- S/1684/17/FL
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 23 Babraham Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£881,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 7 years.
£910,000
Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
22 February 2023Most recent
£910,000
+64.0%over 7 years15 December 2015
£555,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB22 3DQ: £440,000 (2026–2023).
Nearby sales in CB22 3DQ
55 Babraham Road, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3DQ
Sold Mar 2026
£440,00011 Babraham Road, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3DQ
Sold Jun 2025
£850,00043 Babraham Road, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3DQ
Sold Aug 2024
£441,00047 Babraham Road, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3DQ
Sold Mar 2024
£405,00018 Babraham Road, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3DQ
Sold Jun 2023
£435,000
Versus other Babraham Road homes
Floor Area for 23 Babraham Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,667
Street avg £3,405
Floor Area
195 m²
Street avg 111 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 4.1 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
2.6 km
Whittlesford Parkway Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.3 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
48.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.0dB







