45 Church Lane, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3JR
About 45 Church Lane
45 Church Lane is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Sawston, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB22 3JR). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2024. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £390,000 is 18.2% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£284/sq ft) was about 48.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2024 at £330,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
45 Church Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 26 May 2033
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Planning history
1 application on record at 45 Church Lane, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3JR
- Jun 2024Garage ConversionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey
First floor front extension and garage conversion to a habitable space.
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
Extension- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/01674/HFUL
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Sales history & valuation
45 Church Lane valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£390,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£330,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 March 2024Most recent
£330,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB22 3JR: £450,000 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in CB22 3JR
51a, 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
£415,00061 Church Lane, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3JR
Sold Nov 2021
£605,000
Versus other Church Lane homes
On years held, 45 Church Lane runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,056
Street avg £3,106
Floor Area
108 m²
Street avg 136 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 t/year
Street avg 5.5 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







