42 Hawthorn Way, Burwell, Cambridge, CB25 0DQ
About 42 Hawthorn Way
42 Hawthorn Way is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Burwell, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB25 0DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2025) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in December 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Average.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2020. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 95 m² it's 24.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (77 m² median across 34 EPCs). Across 2008–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £328,000 is 28.6% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£249/sq ft) was about 29.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2020 at £255,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- DrivewayYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Cavity wall insulation installed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Hot water efficiency improved
Planning history
42 Hawthorn Way has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.
- May 2020ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Proposed first floor extension
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/00122/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£328,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 11 years.
£255,000
Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
13 January 2020Most recent
£255,000
+88.9%over 11 years27 November 2008
£135,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB25 0DQ: £235,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in CB25 0DQ
12a, Hawthorn Way, Burwell, Cambridge, CB25 0DQ
Sold Jun 2024
£293,0004 Hawthorn Way, Burwell, Cambridge, CB25 0DQ
Sold Dec 2022
£235,00013 Hawthorn Way, Burwell, Cambridge, CB25 0DQ
Sold Dec 2018
£170,00030 Hawthorn Way, Burwell, Cambridge, CB25 0DQ
Sold Oct 2017
£278,00034 Hawthorn Way, Burwell, Cambridge, CB25 0DQ
Sold Feb 2017
£200,000
Everything we know about 42 Hawthorn Way, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Hawthorn Way homes
On floor area, 42 Hawthorn Way stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,684
Street avg £2,526
Floor Area
95 m²
Street avg 77 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 3.4 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
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
2.5 km
Dennis Terrace — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Burwell Village College (Primary). 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB