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The Old Vicarage, Church Lane, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3JR

8 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
6
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
469 m²
5048 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 40
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About The Old Vicarage

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

The Old Vicarage is a six-bedroom detached house in Sawston, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB22 3JR). It has a recorded floor area of 469 m² (around 5048 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2017) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 469 m² the property is well over the postcode median (114 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. 8 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, an annexe, partial demolition and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2017–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£327/sq ft) was about 72.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2021 for £1,650,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms6
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes
  • FireplaceYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
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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.

The Old Vicarage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate
Feb 2017

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E40
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
26.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 7 February 2027

5 months remaining
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildDetached over 300m²Solid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The Old Vicarage, Church Lane, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3JR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

A recent planning application at The Old Vicarage was refused — worth checking the council file.

8 applications on record at The Old Vicarage, Church Lane, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3JR

8decisions1extensions120documents1nearby
Flagged:Demolition
  1. Apr 2018
    Tree WorksTrees
    Outcome in report

    Remove one dead Ash Tree located in a group of Ash Trees

    Council
    South Cambridgeshire District Council
    Documents
    3 docs on file
    Reference
    S/0847/18/TC
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. RenovationDecision
  4. Tree WorksDecision

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  • The 120 documents, officer reports & conditions
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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.

Latest sale on The Old Vicarage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£1,637,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.8% per year over 4 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£1,650,000

Growth on file: 0.8% per year over 4 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 24 June 2021Most recent

    £1,650,000

    +3.1%over 3 years
  2. 18 July 2017

    £1,600,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB22 3JR: £428,840 (2024–2022).

On the street

Versus other Church Lane homes

Four headline reads against 24 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

The Old Vicarage is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£3,518

Street avg £3,079

Above

Floor Area

469 m²

Street avg 121 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

14 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

26.0 t/year

Street avg 4.7 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about The Old Vicarage

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
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.

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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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 3JR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CB22 3JR

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CB22 3JR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.4dB

Low
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about The Old Vicarage, Church Lane, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3JR. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.