3 Church Lane, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3JR
About 3 Church Lane
3 Church Lane is a four-bedroom detached house in Sawston, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB22 3JR). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (September 2016) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Other recorded features include a conservatory and outbuildings.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £514,000 is 25.4% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£459/sq ft) was about 139% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in January 2017. At 83 m² it's 28.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (117 m² median across 24 EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- StudyYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- OutbuildingsYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 23 September 2026
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Planning history
2 applications on record at 3 Church Lane, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3JR
- Apr 2021Garage ConversionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension and conversion of integral garage to living space.
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
Extension- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/00545/HFUL
- More recent applications — locked
- Garage ConversionApr 2021Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1999.
£514,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 17 years.
£410,000
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
4 January 2017Most recent
£410,000
+208.3%over 17 years25 August 1999
£133,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB22 3JR: £428,840 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in CB22 3JR
45 Church Lane, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3JR
Sold Mar 2024
£330,00051a, Church Lane, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3JR
Sold May 2023
£450,00049 Church Lane, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3JR
Sold Oct 2022
£428,84043 Church Lane, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3JR
Sold Aug 2022
£480,00054 Church Lane, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3JR
Sold Feb 2022
£415,000
Versus other Church Lane homes
3 Church Lane outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,940
Street avg £2,995
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 137 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 5.6 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
2.2 km
Whittlesford Parkway Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.4 km
The Bellbird Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.4dB







