20 Church Street, Fen Ditton, Cambridge, CB5 8SU
About 20 Church Street
20 Church Street is a semi-detached house in Fen Ditton, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB5 8SU). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump.
At 53 m² it's 27.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (73 m² median across 18 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2026.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
1 application on record at 20 Church Street, Fen Ditton, Cambridge, CB5 8SU
1 live now- Apr 2026RenovationHeritageOutcome in report
External:Remove concrete tanking to plinth, replaster in lime render. Remove concrete paver front door step, rebuild with natural stone step. Ground floor road front elevation, remove external boarding to timber frame, insulation between the studs with sheep wool, repair substrate (lathe/masonry) and replaster in lime. Strip impervious paint to expose jetty brackets. Remove impervious external paintwork to masonry ground floor wall (south). First floor, remove impervious external paintwork to plaster. Draughtproof and fill cracks in plaster with hared lime putty. Limewash external plaster and masonry elevations. Ground Internal: Remove concrete screed floor to ground floor and replace with insulated limecrete slab containing underfloor heating. Limecrete slab will be finished with gault brick flooring, bedded on lime mortar. Remove gypsum plaster to ground floor internal walls (up to approx. 1.5m above floor level). Remove cementitious tanking to ground internal walls behind gypsum plaster. Repair substrate (masonry or lathe) and introduction of new lime plaster finish. Strip impervious paint to expose internal timber elements. Repaint plaster walls with limewash or distemper. Remove failed plaster to ceiling to expose joists above. Remove modern opaque glass door to hallway. Remove modern fire surround and installation of a multifuel stove. First Floor internal: Remove plywood flooring to first floor and conservation repair of historic timber flooring. Remove emulsion paint to walls, repair plaster and paint with limewash or distemper. Remove modern fitted cupboard in small bedroom. Other Work: Repair and renovation of timber windows, reinstate small pane window pattern where it has been lost and installation of slimline glazing where glass is non historic. Replace one window to ground floor southern elevation with new horizontal sliding sash to match those to the west. Repair front door and frame and paint and draught stripped. Reline chimney.
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 26/01334/LBC
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Sales history & valuation
20 Church Street has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£296,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB5 8SU: £430,000 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in CB5 8SU
28 Church Street, Fen Ditton, Cambridge, CB5 8SU
Sold Jan 2023
£450,0009 Church Street, Fen Ditton, Cambridge, CB5 8SU
Sold Sept 2022
£430,00030 Church Street, Fen Ditton, Cambridge, CB5 8SU
Sold Jul 2022
£389,0007 Church Street, Fen Ditton, Cambridge, CB5 8SU
Sold Feb 2022
£485,00026 Church Street, Fen Ditton, Cambridge, CB5 8SU
Sold Sept 2018
£360,000
Versus other Church Street homes
On co₂ emissions, 20 Church Street runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
45 (E)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
53 m²
Street avg 92 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 2.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
14/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.8 km
Cambridge North Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.4 km
Fen Ditton Primary School. 13 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.8dB