What type of property is 20 Brook Street, CB23 4HX?

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

What did 20 Brook Street, CB23 4HX sell for?

20 Brook Street, CB23 4HX last sold for £370,000 in March 2021, around 5 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 20 Brook Street, CB23 4HX?

The current EPC rating for 20 Brook Street, CB23 4HX is E with a score of 51 out of 100, lodged in October 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 20 Brook Street, CB23 4HX?

20 Brook Street, CB23 4HX has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (1,066 sq ft), around 25 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 17% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CB23 4HX. Source: EPC Register.

How is 20 Brook Street, CB23 4HX heated?

The latest EPC at 20 Brook Street, CB23 4HX records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Are there any planning records for 20 Brook Street, CB23 4HX?

20 Brook Street, CB23 4HX has 6 planning records on file (3 approved), most recent in January 2024. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 20 Brook Street, CB23 4HX?

20 Brook Street, CB23 4HX is in council tax band F. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Where is 20 Brook Street, CB23 4HX located?

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

How safe is the area around 20 Brook Street, CB23 4HX?

Police records around 20 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.

Which schools serve 20 Brook Street, CB23 4HX?

The closest primary school to 20 Brook Street, CB23 4HX is Elsworth CofE VA Primary School (570m).

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20 Brook Street, Elsworth, Cambridge, CB23 4HX

Extendable6 planning records

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

99 m²

1066 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 51

Council tax

Band F

Tenure

Social Rental

Overview

About 20 Brook Street

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

20 Brook Street is a four-bedroom detached house in Elsworth, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 4HX). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

6 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 99 m² it's 17.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (120 m² median across 14 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £460,000 is 24.3% above the 2021 sale price. Last sale on file: £370,000 in March 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenYes

Building

Period featuresYes
Extension potentialPossible

Energy

Energy performance

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

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

EPC Rating

E51

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

6.1 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 20 Brook Street, Elsworth, Cambridge, CB23 4HX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Jan 2024
Tree WorksTrees
In report
Oak situated in neighbouring property at 20 Brook Street, Elsworth, Cambridge CB23 4HX. Reduce canopy overhang to client's garden by 2 to 2.4ms to lesson shading to thatched roof. Thin remaining crown over client's garden by 10%
Agent
Acacia Tree Surgery Ltd
Council
South Cambridgeshire District Council
Documents
7 docs on file
Reference
23/1309/TTCA
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Dec 2022
RenovationHeritage
In report
Demolition and reinstatement of the chimney: Recording and removal of the existing dangerous reconfigured modern stack in common bricks at first floor and roof space levels, the removal of the defective and failing concrete capping slab that has been cast in the floor zone, the careful dismantling and salvage of the original bricks in so far as they are re-usable of the jambs and spine of the stack at ground level, with the retention of the bressummers for re-use.
Council
South Cambridgeshire District Council
Retrospective
Documents
19 docs on file
Reference
22/04152/LBC
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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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£460,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2021)

£370,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

12 March 2021Most recent
£370,000

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

Nearby sales in CB23 4HX

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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.

20 Brook Street is notably below the street on floor area.

Price per m²

£3,737

Street avg £3,572

On par

Floor Area

99 m²

Street avg 134 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

6.1 t/year

Street avg 9.1 t/year

Above

Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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4 bed

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1 Orchard Close, Elsworth

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4 bed3 bath

£625k

1 Elsworth Road, Boxworth

CB23 4LX

5 bed3 bath

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1 Farm Close, Boxworth

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1 Brook Street, Elsworth

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1 Grapevine Cottages, Boxworth

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2 bed1 bath

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Cambridge district page.

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

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Map

Everything within walking distance

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

FAQ

Common questions

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