Detached
£500,071
25% above the Sawston average
24.1% of sales
England and Wales / England / Cambridgeshire and Peterborough / Cambridgeshire / South Cambridgeshire / Sawston
What is the average house price in Sawston? £399,737
The average house price in Sawston is £399,737, based on 59 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are down 5.1% (£21,488) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −5.1%
- Sold in 12 months
- 59
- Data up to
- September 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Sawston?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£391,794
2% below the Sawston average
49.7% of sales
Terraced
£348,535
13% below the Sawston average
23.4% of sales
Flats
£160,000
60% below the Sawston average
2.8% of sales
Are house prices in Sawston going up or down?
House prices in Sawston are falling: down 5.1% (£21,488) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 31.4% (£95,578).
Past 12 months
−5.1%
−£21,488From £421,225 to £399,737
£422,083£396,257
Past 10 years
+31.4%
+£95,578From £304,159 to £399,737
£422,552£304,159
Quick answers for Sawston
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£549,000
Highest average, reached in August 2025
How many homes sold?
59
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Semi-detached houses
49.7% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£300k - £400k
40.7% of sales
How many people live in Sawston?
7,345
2,419 people per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Population density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Sawston?
3,081
1,015 households per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Household density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Sawston?
24 m² per resident
Less green space per resident than 61% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 3.4 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
2.3% of the area · 3 public parks. Parks, playing fields, allotments and other public green space, not counting golf courses. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
What is the crime rate in Sawston?
36 crimes per 1,000 residents
Low · +9.9% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Crime rate is Low, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
How does Sawston rank?
91st most expensive area of South Cambridgeshire.
Compared with 103 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Sawston?
The highest recorded sale prices in Sawston, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
the old vicarage church lane, cambridgeshire
£1,650,000
Sold June 2021
View house details
How do house prices in Sawston compare with nearby areas?
Sawston compared with the 6 nearest other areas in South Cambridgeshire.
Sawston vs Whittlesford
- Sawston
- £399,737
- Whittlesford
- £510,796+£111,059
Open comparison
Sawston vs Pampisford
- Sawston
- £399,737
- Pampisford
- £691,250+£291,513
Open comparison
Sawston vs Little Shelford
- Sawston
- £399,737
- Little Shelford
- £865,000+£465,263
Open comparison
Sawston vs Babraham
- Sawston
- £399,737
- Babraham
- £411,800+£12,063
Open comparison
Sawston vs Stapleford
- Sawston
- £399,737
- Stapleford
- £742,595+£342,858
Open comparison
Sawston vs Great Shelford
- Sawston
- £399,737
- Great Shelford
- £826,217+£426,480
Open comparison
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What to check before you buyWhere does this data come from?
Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is from police.uk street-level data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
Last updated 6 November 2026 at 00:30 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Sawston dataset covers 293 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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