The typical property in CB22
CB22 covers Great Shelford and the south Cambridge fringe, affluent village commuter belt with the Wellcome Genome Campus nearby.
Area summary
CB22 sits in South Cambridgeshire District Council. The outcode covers Great Shelford, Little Shelford, Stapleford and surrounding villages south of Cambridge. The outcode has some of the most expensive village property in Cambridgeshire. Housing is mixed: large detached Victorian and Edwardian villas, 1930s detached, and significant newer estate development. The South Cambridgeshire greenbelt limits significant new development.
Shelford station sits on the West Anglia Main Line and provides services to Cambridge in 6 minutes and London Liverpool Street. The M11 at junction 10 provides motorway access.
Employment is heavily commuter into Cambridge, with the wider biomedical and tech cluster as primary destinations.
South Cambridgeshire District operates only mandatory HMO licensing. The Renters' Rights Act 2026 has abolished Section 21 evictions. The proposed 2030 EPC C standard, if enacted, will be a substantial cost on larger detached Victorian and Edwardian villas.
What the data shows
Researched facts
Buyer notes
- Greenbelt limits some development
- Cambridge direct rail at Shelford is a major value driver
- Large Victorian and Edwardian villas have high absolute EPC upgrade costs
The full CB22 data page
Sold price history, crime totals, EPC distribution, council tax bands and more, pulled live from HM Land Registry, Police UK and the EPC Register.
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