The Old Vicarage, Church Lane, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3JR
About The Old Vicarage
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.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms6
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- FireplaceYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
The Old Vicarage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 7 February 2027
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, is a large detached home over 300m², and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
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
- Apr 2018Tree WorksTreesOutcome 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
- More recent applications — locked
- RenovationDec 2025Decision
- Tree WorksOct 2024Decision
+ 5 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on The Old Vicarage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,637,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.8% per year over 4 years.
£1,650,000
Growth on file: 0.8% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
24 June 2021Most recent
£1,650,000
+3.1%over 3 years18 July 2017
£1,600,000
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
The Old Vicarage is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,518
Street avg £3,079
Floor Area
469 m²
Street avg 121 m²
Habitable Rooms
14 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
26.0 t/year
Street avg 4.7 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.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.4dB







