16 Brook Close, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9XL
About 16 Brook Close
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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Jun 2025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
Planning history
Planning history at 16 Brook Close is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Jan 2025Tree WorksTreesIn 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
- Jan 2022Tree WorksTreesIn 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
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 16 Brook Close
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
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1999.
£576,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 17 years.
£495,000
Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
11 December 2015Most recent
£495,000
+92.6%over 11 years19 December 2003
£257,000
+71.3%over 4 years28 March 1999
£150,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB24 9XL: £395,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in CB24 9XL
25 Brook Close, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9XL
Sold Feb 2025
£445,0003 Brook Close, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9XL
Sold Jun 2022
£180,00027 Brook Close, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9XL
Sold Jan 2022
£375,00014 Brook Close, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9XL
Sold Jun 2021
£395,00015 Brook Close, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9XL
Sold Jun 2021
£510,000
Everything we know about 16 Brook Close, 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 Brook Close homes
EPC Rating for 16 Brook Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,051
Street avg £4,380
Floor Area
98 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 3.1 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
0.3 km
Histon and Impington Brook Primary School. 9 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
49.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB