20 Church Lane, Elsworth, Cambridge, CB23 4HU
About 20 Church Lane
20 Church Lane is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Elsworth, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 4HU). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 71 m² it sits well below the postcode median (181 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£425/sq ft) was about 100.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £325,000 in October 2024.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Garagesingle
Building
- Central heatingYes
Energy performance
20 Church Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history at 20 Church Lane is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- May 2025Tree WorksTreesIn report
Large Spruce tree - Fell
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/0355/TTCA
- Jun 2018Tree WorksTreesIn report
Application submitted by neighbour at 43 Brook Street. .Two Ash trees - Crown Reduction back (Southern Crown only) from the house and aerial by 2.5m.
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- S/1811/18/TC
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£327,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£325,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 October 2024Most recent
£325,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB23 4HU: £525,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in CB23 4HU
15 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
£525,0002 Church Lane, Elsworth, Cambridge, CB23 4HU
Sold Jul 2021
£357,14311 Church Lane, Elsworth, Cambridge, CB23 4HU
Sold Dec 2020
£480,000
Everything we know about 20 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
On years held, 20 Church Lane runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,577
Street avg £3,356
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 192 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.6dB