20 Thatchers Wood, Longstanton, Cambridge, CB24 3BX
About 20 Thatchers Wood
20 Thatchers Wood is a four-bedroom detached house in Longstanton, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 3BX). It has a recorded floor area of 165 m² (around 1774 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2011) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2011. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). The latest certificate is from May 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.
7 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £776,000 is 14.1% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£383/sq ft) was about 125.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in December 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years.
Know exactly what you're buying at 20 Thatchers Wood
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Communal gardenYes
- ParkingOff street
- LandYes
Energy performance
20 Thatchers Wood'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 May 2021
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Planning history
A recent planning application at 20 Thatchers Wood was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Dec 2022ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
New first floor window in side elevation, changing Juliet Balcony to window and single storey rear extension (retrospective).
- Agent
- Michael Bullivant Associates
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
Retrospective- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/04416/HFUL
- Aug 2022AmendmentIn report
Non-material amendment on planning permission S/1850/19/FL to change the Juliet balcony to a window and other alterations to fenestration
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- S/1850/19/NMA1
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 20 Thatchers Wood
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
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Sales history & valuation
20 Thatchers Wood has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2000.
£776,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.6% per year over 16 years.
£680,000
Growth on file: 7.6% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
9 December 2016Most recent
£680,000
+41.7%over 5 years15 June 2011
£480,000
+129.7%over 10 years5 December 2000
£208,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB24 3BX: £560,000 (2024–2016).
Nearby sales in CB24 3BX
11 Thatchers Wood, Longstanton, Cambridge, CB24 3BX
Sold Aug 2024
£720,0009 Thatchers Wood, Longstanton, Cambridge, CB24 3BX
Sold Jan 2024
£560,00024 Thatchers Wood, Longstanton, Cambridge, CB24 3BX
Sold Mar 2021
£410,00018 Thatchers Wood, Longstanton, Cambridge, CB24 3BX
Sold Mar 2021
£677,0004 Thatchers Wood, Longstanton, Cambridge, CB24 3BX
Sold Sept 2016
£345,000
Everything we know about 20 Thatchers Wood, 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

Versus other Thatchers Wood homes
20 Thatchers Wood outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,127
Street avg £2,565
Floor Area
165 m²
Street avg 150 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 t/year
Street avg 5.2 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
0.7 km
Hatton Park Primary School. 5 schools 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
36.3dB