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5 Babraham Road, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3DQ

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
60 m²
646 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 51
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About 5 Babraham Road

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

5 Babraham Road is a detached house in Sawston, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB22 3DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since April 1999, a hold of 27 years that's notably long for the area. At 60 m² it sits well below the postcode median (103 m² across 37 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1996–1999, sale prices on this property compounded at 12% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £362,000 sits 214.8% above the 1999 sale of £115,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£178/sq ft) was about 29.3% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2020.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

5 Babraham Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Jun 2025

Current Certificate
Jun 2015

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E51
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.4 t/year
Occupancy
Rented

Certificate validity

Expired on 8 June 2025

New assessment needed to sell or let
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Babraham Road, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3DQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 5 Babraham Road, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3DQ

1decisions12documents1nearby
  1. Oct 2020
    Conditions
    Outcome in report

    Submission of details required by condition 7 (Energy)

    Council
    South Cambridgeshire District Council
    Documents
    12 docs on file
    Reference
    S/0032/19/CONDA
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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

5 Babraham Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).

Current estimate

£362,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.0% per year over 3 years.

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Last sold (1999)

£115,000

Growth on file: 12.0% per year over 3 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 7 April 1999Most recent

    £115,000

    +35.3%over 2 years

  2. 8 August 1996

    £85,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB22 3DQ: £440,000 (2026–2023).

On the street

Versus other Babraham Road homes

Four headline reads against 37 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

5 Babraham Road outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,917

Street avg £3,493

Strongly below

Floor Area

60 m²

Street avg 115 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.4 t/year

Street avg 4.1 t/year

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Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 5 Babraham Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£343k

1 Brentditch End, Pampisford

CB22 3EY

£386k

1 Common Lane, Sawston

CB22 3HW

£339k

1 Bowers Terrace, Sawston

CB22 3JE

£325k

1 Elder Close, Sawston

CB22 3BB

2 bed
£431k

1 Dale Way, Sawston

CB22 3LE

£442k

1 Camping Close, Sawston

CB22 3HP

3 bed2 bath
£294k

1 Blacksmiths Close, Babraham

CB22 3AH

£460k

1 Brookfield Road, Sawston

CB22 3EH

3 bed
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

2.6 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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CB22 3DQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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