20 Brook Close, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9XL
About 20 Brook Close
20 Brook Close is a detached house in Histon, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB24 9XL). It has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (around 1550 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).
Untraded for 28 years, with the last transfer in August 1998. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 144 m² the property is well over the postcode median (58 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £730,000 sits 314.8% above the 1998 sale of £176,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£114/sq ft) was about 55.3% below the postcode norm. 5 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused.
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Trends
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Planning history
- Feb 2026Tree WorksTreesIn report
T 1 - Sycamore - Remove the 2 lowest North Western lateral branches over the outbuilding. Reason - To balance the crown.
- Agent
- Atlas Tree Surgery Ltd
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 26/0189/TTPO
- Mar 2021ConditionsIn report
Submission of details required by condition 4 (Arboricultural Method Statement) of planning permission 20/03301/HFUL
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/03301/CONDA
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
20 Brook Close's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£730,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£176,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 August 1998Most recent
£176,000
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 20 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
On price per m², 20 Brook Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,222
Street avg £4,654
Floor Area
144 m²
Street avg 77 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 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.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB