1 Chapelfield Way, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3SY
About 1 Chapelfield Way
1 Chapelfield Way is a semi-detached house in Sawston, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB22 3SY). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2020) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £250,000 is 42.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£276/sq ft) was about 20.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £175,000 in February 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 11 May 2030
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Planning history
1 Chapelfield Way has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
1 Chapelfield Way has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£250,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 25 years.
£175,000
Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
19 February 2021Most recent
£175,000
+316.7%over 24 years11 August 1996
£42,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB22 3SY: £168,000 (2023–2016).
Nearby sales in CB22 3SY
21 Chapelfield Way, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3SY
Sold Jun 2023
£187,50043 Chapelfield Way, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3SY
Sold Sept 2022
£285,00053 Chapelfield Way, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3SY
Sold Mar 2016
£136,50045 Chapelfield Way, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3SY
Sold Oct 2015
£131,25025 Chapelfield Way, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3SY
Sold Sept 2013
£175,000
Versus other Chapelfield Way homes
On epc rating, 1 Chapelfield Way runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,966
Street avg £2,855
Floor Area
59 m²
Street avg 59 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.5 t/year
Street avg 1.9 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
2.4 km
Whittlesford Parkway Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.1 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
49.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB







