Sandalwood House, Ely Road, Waterbeach, Cambridge, CB25 9NW
About Sandalwood House
Sandalwood House is a detached house in Waterbeach, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB25 9NW). It has a recorded floor area of 231 m² (around 2486 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2017) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 4-band jump.
At 231 m² the property is well over the postcode median (149 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). 5 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 4 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £842,000 is 22.9% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£275/sq ft) was about 51.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 8 years since the last transfer (March 2018).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Sandalwood House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A an annexe application was refused at Sandalwood House in 2024.
- Nov 2025ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
Part single storey, part two storey rear extension including first floor Juliette balcony.
- Agent
- Cambridge Architectural Design
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 19 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/03810/HFUL
- Oct 2024AnnexFullIn report
Single storey detached annexe ancillary to the main dwelling
- Agent
- Cambridge Architectural Design
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 19 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/02910/HFUL
What's in Sandalwood House, Ely Road, Waterbeach, Cambridge, CB25 9NW's planning history?
3 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Sandalwood House was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£842,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£685,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 March 2018Most recent
£685,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB25 9NW: £315,000 (2012–2006).
Nearby sales in CB25 9NW
Pleasant View, Ely Road, Waterbeach, Cambridge, CB25 9NW
Sold Feb 2012
£280,000Stewart House, Ely Road, Waterbeach, Cambridge, CB25 9NW
Sold Jan 2012
£372,500Jasmine House, Ely Road, Waterbeach, Cambridge, CB25 9NW
Sold Feb 2007
£349,950Beechenhurst, Ely Road, Waterbeach, Cambridge, CB25 9NW
Sold Oct 2006
£249,950Ash Haugh, Ely Road, Waterbeach, Cambridge, CB25 9NW
Sold Apr 2006
£315,000
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Versus other Ely Road homes
Price per m² for Sandalwood House runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,965
Street avg £2,097
Floor Area
231 m²
Street avg 142 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 8.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.3 km
Waterbeach Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
1.0 km
Waterbeach Community Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.0dB