What type of property is 8 Brook Street, CB23 4HX?

8 Brook Street, CB23 4HX is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 8 Brook Street, CB23 4HX sell for?

8 Brook Street, CB23 4HX last sold for £630,000 in December 2024, around 1 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 8 Brook Street, CB23 4HX have?

The current EPC rating for 8 Brook Street, CB23 4HX is F with a score of 28 out of 100, lodged in May 2024. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 8 Brook Street, CB23 4HX?

8 Brook Street, CB23 4HX has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (1,281 sq ft), around 40 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 8 Brook Street, CB23 4HX heated?

The latest EPC at 8 Brook Street, CB23 4HX records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has 8 Brook Street, CB23 4HX had any planning applications?

The only planning records linked to 8 Brook Street, CB23 4HX are routine tree-works filings, not building works. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 8 Brook Street, CB23 4HX?

8 Brook Street, CB23 4HX is in council tax band D.

Where is 8 Brook Street, CB23 4HX located?

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

How safe is the area around 8 Brook Street, CB23 4HX?

Police records around 8 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 8 Brook Street, CB23 4HX?

The closest primary school to 8 Brook Street, CB23 4HX is Elsworth CofE VA Primary School (570m).

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8 Brook Street, Elsworth, Cambridge, CB23 4HX

1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

119 m²

1281 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 28

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 8 Brook Street

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

8 Brook Street is a three-bedroom semi-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 D. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows an F (score 28), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

A recent sale: £630,000 in December 2024. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£492/sq ft) was about 62.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2026.

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2

Energy

Energy performance

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

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

EPC Rating

F28

Main Heating

Electric & Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

9.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Brook Street, Elsworth, Cambridge, CB23 4HX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Feb 2026
Tree WorksTrees
In report
I would like to remove 3 overgrown hawthorn trees on the rear boundary of my garden and the rear of 9 Brockley Road Replace with new fruit trees.
Council
South Cambridgeshire District Council
Documents
6 docs on file
Reference
26/0072/TTCA
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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.

8 Brook Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£649,000

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Last sold (2024)

£630,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

16 December 2024Most recent
£630,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB23 4HX: £420,000 (2025–2021).

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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.

8 Brook Street outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,294

Street avg £3,452

Strongly above

Floor Area

119 m²

Street avg 133 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

9.8 t/year

Street avg 8.8 t/year

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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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