3 Rushbrook Close, Longstowe, Cambridge, CB23 2UL
About 3 Rushbrook Close
3 Rushbrook Close is a mid-terrace house in Longstowe, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 2UL). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2016) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (February 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 56 m² it's 26.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (76 m² median across 11 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
3 Rushbrook Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
3 Rushbrook Close has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
3 Rushbrook Close has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£233,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 2 sales in CB23 2UL: £86,625 (2013–1999).
Nearby sales in CB23 2UL
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Versus other Rushbrook Close homes
Floor Area for 3 Rushbrook Close lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
53 (E)
Street avg 89 (B)
Floor Area
56 m²
Street avg 71 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 1.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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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
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
1.8 km
Bourn CofE Primary Academy. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB