17 Common Lane, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3HW
About 17 Common Lane
17 Common Lane is an end-of-terrace house in Sawston, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB22 3HW). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft) and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2014) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 93). The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 89 m² it's 15.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (105 m² median across 25 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Sold March 2023 for £440,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1998–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£459/sq ft) was about 66.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused.
Energy performance
17 Common Lane ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Oct 2024
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 13 October 2024
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Planning history
2 applications on record at 17 Common Lane, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3HW
- Aug 2012Demolition And RebuildFullOutcome in report
Demolition of existing house & erection of replacement dwelling
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- S/1287/12/FL
- More recent applications — locked
- ConditionsMay 2014Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 17 Common Lane has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.
£433,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.6% per year over 24 years.
£440,000
Growth on file: 8.6% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
26 March 2023Most recent
£440,000
+35.4%over 8 years7 January 2015
£325,000
+306.3%over 9 months22 April 2014
£80,000
+37.9%over 15 years29 September 1998
£58,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB22 3HW: £530,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in CB22 3HW
58 Common Lane, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3HW
Sold Aug 2025
£530,0005 Common Lane, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3HW
Sold Aug 2024
£290,00026 Common Lane, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3HW
Sold Jun 2024
£575,00018 Common Lane, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3HW
Sold Apr 2024
£670,0008 Common Lane, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3HW
Sold Nov 2023
£480,000
Versus other Common Lane homes
17 Common Lane outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,944
Street avg £3,732
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 106 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.5 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
Years Held
3 years
Street avg 10 years
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
82/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.9 km
Whittlesford Parkway Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.5 km
The Bellbird Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB







