What kind of home is 16 Brook Street, CB23 4HX?

16 Brook Street, CB23 4HX is a 2-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 16 Brook Street, CB23 4HX?

16 Brook Street, CB23 4HX last sold for £400,000 in July 2020, around 6 years ago. Before that, it sold for £65,000 in October 1995, so prices have been rising over 25 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 16 Brook Street, CB23 4HX appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between October 1995 and July 2020, 16 Brook Street, CB23 4HX rose from £65,000 to £400,000, a change of £335,000. That works out to roughly +7.6% per year compounded over 25 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 16 Brook Street, CB23 4HX have?

The current EPC rating for 16 Brook Street, CB23 4HX is F with a score of 24 out of 100, lodged in August 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 16 Brook Street, CB23 4HX?

16 Brook Street, CB23 4HX has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (1,281 sq ft), around 60 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 16 Brook Street, CB23 4HX use?

The latest EPC at 16 Brook Street, CB23 4HX records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has 16 Brook Street, CB23 4HX had any planning applications?

16 Brook Street, CB23 4HX has 2 approved extension applications on file going back to February 2021. The wider record also shows 1 refused application. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 16 Brook Street, CB23 4HX?

16 Brook Street, CB23 4HX is in council tax band C.

Which area is 16 Brook Street, CB23 4HX in?

16 Brook Street, CB23 4HX sits in Elsworth, Cambridge, Cambridge. It falls within the CB23 postcode district in Cambridgeshire.

How safe is the area around 16 Brook Street, CB23 4HX?

Police records around 16 Brook Street, CB23 4HX show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 9 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 45% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 16 Brook Street, CB23 4HX?

The closest primary school to 16 Brook Street, CB23 4HX is Elsworth CofE VA Primary School (570m).

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16 Brook Street, Elsworth, Cambridge, CB23 4HX

7 planning records

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

119 m²

1281 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 24

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 16 Brook Street

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

16 Brook Street is a two-bedroom detached house in Elsworth, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 4HX). It has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (around 1281 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows an F (score 24), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot.

7 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). 2 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 1995–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £502,000 is 25.5% above the 2020 sale price. Last sale on file: £400,000 in July 2020.

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes
StudyYes

Outside

OutbuildingsYes
LandYes

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

16 Brook Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

F24

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

11.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 16 Brook Street, Elsworth, Cambridge, CB23 4HX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Feb 2021
ExtensionFull
In report
Alterations and additions to dwelling and associated out buildings
Agent
Andrew Fleet MCIAT
Council
South Cambridgeshire District Council
Documents
31 docs on file
Reference
20/04336/HFUL
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Feb 2021
ExtensionFull
In report
Alterations and additions to dwelling and associated out buildings
Agent
Andrew Fleet MCIAT
Council
South Cambridgeshire District Council
Documents
31 docs on file
Reference
20/04336/HFUL
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for 16 Brook Street has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.

Current estimate

£502,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.6% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£400,000

Growth on file: 7.6% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

28 July 2020Most recent
£400,000
+515.4%over 24 years
1 October 1995
£65,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB23 4HX: £445,000 (2025–2024).

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On the street

Versus other Brook Street homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 16 Brook Street lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,361

Street avg £3,601

Below

Floor Area

119 m²

Street avg 133 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

11.0 t/year

Street avg 8.8 t/year

Strongly below

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Cambridge report

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

0.6 km

Elsworth CofE VA Primary School. 1 school nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CB23 4HX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CB23 4HX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.5dB

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Everything within walking distance

Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 1 points of interest in total.

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