17 Brook Street, Elsworth, Cambridge, CB23 4HX
About 17 Brook Street
17 Brook Street is a three-bedroom detached house in Elsworth, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 4HX). It has a recorded floor area of 167 m² (around 1798 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2012) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since October 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 167 m² the property is well over the postcode median (119 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 79% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £639,000 sits 184.6% above the 1999 sale of £224,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£125/sq ft) was about 59.8% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused.
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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
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Energy performance
17 Brook Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Jul 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Aug 2020Tree WorksTreesIn report
Single common walnut tree. Edward Richardson (tree surgeon) has inspected suspects fungal infection. He recommends the tree is felled. We plan to replant a walnut within 5 metres.
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/1591/TTCA
- Aug 2020Tree WorksTreesIn report
Single common walnut tree. Edward Richardson (tree surgeon) has inspected suspects fungal infection. He recommends the tree is felled. We plan to replant a walnut within 5 metres.
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/1591/TTCA
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 17 Brook Street
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
- Environmental risk flagged
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Sales history & valuation
17 Brook Street has been held in the same hands since before 2000.
£639,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£224,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
6 October 1999Most recent
£224,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB23 4HX: £445,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in CB23 4HX
27 Brook Street, Elsworth, Cambridge, CB23 4HX
Sold May 2025
£340,0002 Brook Street, Elsworth, Cambridge, CB23 4HX
Sold May 2025
£615,0008 Brook Street, Elsworth, Cambridge, CB23 4HX
Sold Dec 2024
£630,00025 Brook Street, Elsworth, Cambridge, CB23 4HX
Sold Sept 2024
£420,00015 Brook Street, Elsworth, Cambridge, CB23 4HX
Sold May 2024
£445,000
Everything we know about 17 Brook Street, 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
- Environmental risk flagged

Versus other Brook Street homes
On price per m², 17 Brook Street runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,344
Street avg £3,756
Floor Area
167 m²
Street avg 129 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.3 t/year
Street avg 9.0 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
0.6 km
Elsworth CofE VA Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.5dB