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16 Brook Close, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9XL

3 sales on record3 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
98 m²
1055 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 61
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 16 Brook Close

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

16 Brook Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Histon, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 9XL). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 98 m² the property is well over the postcode median (58 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 1999–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £576,000 is 16.4% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£469/sq ft) was about 84.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in December 2015.

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Valuation

against the asking price

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
  • 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.

16 Brook Close's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Jun 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D61
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 16 Brook Close, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9XL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history at 16 Brook Close is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.

  1. Jan 2025
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    T1 and T2 - Mature Holm Oaks, Crown reduce by half (approximately 5m).

    Agent
    Tates Tree work
    Council
    South Cambridgeshire District Council
    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    24/1403/TTCA
    View planning record
  2. Jan 2022
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    T1 and T2 - 2 x Holm Oaks, reduce by half (5m) and reduce sides by 2m.

    Agent
    Tates Tree work
    Council
    South Cambridgeshire District Council
    Documents
    5 docs on file
    Reference
    21/1423/TTCA
    View planning record
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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.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1999.

Current estimate

£576,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 17 years.

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Last sold (2015)

£495,000

Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 11 December 2015Most recent

    £495,000

    +92.6%over 11 years
  2. 19 December 2003

    £257,000

    +71.3%over 4 years
  3. 28 March 1999

    £150,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB24 9XL: £395,000 (2025–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Brook Close homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 16 Brook Close lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,051

Street avg £4,380

On par

Floor Area

98 m²

Street avg 80 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

4.6 t/year

Street avg 3.1 t/year

Below
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.

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

0.3 km

Histon and Impington Brook Primary School. 9 schools nearby.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CB24 9XL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CB24 9XL

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CB24 9XL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
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80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 16 Brook Close, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9XL. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.