Brookside, Fardells Lane, Elsworth, Cambridge, CB23 4JE
About Brookside
Brookside is a four-bedroom detached house in Elsworth, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB23 4JE). It has a recorded floor area of 136 m² (around 1464 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.
At 136 m² it sits well below the postcode median (393 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£478/sq ft) was about 124.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Most recent transfer: August 2024 at £700,000.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Garagesingle
- LandYes
Energy performance
Brookside's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history at Brookside is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Apr 2025Tree WorksTreesIn report
Ongoing pruning of pear tree (F1), plum tree (F2) and apple tree (F3). Pear Tree (F1) will be reduced to approx 3m, Plum Tree (F2) will be reduced to approx 3.5m and Apple Tree (F3) will be reduced to approx 3.5m. All fruit trees require additional crown thinning due to overcrowding of branches. Boundary Hedging (H1) - Conifer, elder and hawthorn Hedging (H1) Works intended to reduced height of hedging to approximately 2.4m in line with previously maintained height. Conifer Bush (B1) - Intend to reduce to approximately 2.4m as per other conifer maintenance on plot. Conifer Tree (C1) - Intend to fell tree to near ground level.
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/0219/TTCA
- Dec 2024Tree WorksTreesIn report
Conifer / hawthorn / elder hedging (H1) - reduce height of Eastern boundary hedging to approximately 8ft in line with historic height. Works intended to provide a more manageable hedge, prevent interference with public highway (Paddock Row) and improve light of Brookside and neighbouring properties. Section has previously been kept as hedge but allowed to become overgrown by previous owner. Removal of Conifer Trees (T1) - Fell to near ground level. The two trees have been left to grow too large for the location, they take up unnecessary space in the garden and significantly block light to north. Removal of Conifer Hedge (H2) - Fell to near ground level. Hedge is non-boundary hedge and has become too large for location. Removal of Conifer Hedge (H3) - Fell to near ground level. Hedge is non-boundary hedge in a flower bed adjacent to a garden patio and been allowed to grow excessively large, swamping other plants. Intend to replant area with bedding plants.
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/1196/TTCA
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£649,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£700,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 August 2024Most recent
£700,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in CB23 4JE: £580,000 (2014–2001).
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Fardells Lane homes
On habitable rooms, Brookside runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
54 (E)
Street avg 54 (E)
Floor Area
136 m²
Street avg 314 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.1 t/year
Street avg 13.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
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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
0.2 km
Elsworth CofE VA Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB