2 Church Lane, Elsworth, Cambridge, CB23 4HU
About 2 Church Lane
2 Church Lane is a four-bedroom detached house in Elsworth, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 4HU). It has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (around 1389 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2014) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since April 2010. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and main heating went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 45). Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 129 m² it's 28.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (181 m² median across 10 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 11 planning records sit against the property, 9 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2011–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £430,000 is 20.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£257/sq ft) was about 15.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £357,143 in July 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
2 Church Lane sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Jun 2024
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Fuel source changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
2 Church Lane has been through 9 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Dec 2025ExtensionFullIn report
Removal of flat roof single storey side extension. Part single storey and part two storey side extensions and redressing the thatched roof on the east elevation.
- Agent
- Donald Purkiss and Associates LLP
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/04234/HFUL
- Dec 2025ExtensionHeritageIn report
Removal of flat roof single storey side extension. Part single storey and part two storey side extensions and redressing the thatched roof on the east elevation.
- Agent
- Donald Purkiss and Associates LLP
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/04235/LBC
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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.
£430,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 10 years.
£357,143
Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
22 July 2021Most recent
£357,143
+45.2%over 5 years16 August 2015
£246,000
+11.8%over 4 years26 April 2011
£220,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB23 4HU: £525,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in CB23 4HU
20 Church Lane, Elsworth, Cambridge, CB23 4HU
Sold Oct 2024
£325,00015 Church Lane, Elsworth, Cambridge, CB23 4HU
Sold Sept 2024
£1,250,00016 Church Lane, Elsworth, Cambridge, CB23 4HU
Sold Apr 2022
£862,50014 Church Lane, Elsworth, Cambridge, CB23 4HU
Sold Apr 2022
£525,00011 Church Lane, Elsworth, Cambridge, CB23 4HU
Sold Dec 2020
£480,000
Everything we know about 2 Church Lane, 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 Church Lane homes
EPC Rating for 2 Church Lane lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,769
Street avg £3,557
Floor Area
129 m²
Street avg 187 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.6 t/year
Street avg 5.1 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
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
0.7 km
Elsworth CofE VA Primary School. 1 school 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
44.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.6dB