58 Forehill, Ely, CB7 4AQ
About 58 Forehill
58 Forehill is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Ely (CB7 4AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 682 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2012) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 56). The latest certificate is from February 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 21 years, with the last transfer in June 2005. At 63 m² it's 23.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (83 m² median across 5 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 7 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 16.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £351,000 is 43.3% above the 2005 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£359/sq ft) was about 60.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
58 Forehill sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Feb 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
58 Forehill has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Mar 2026Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 Silver Birch - Fell as it has outgrown the space available
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 26/00131/TRE
- Mar 2015ConditionsIn report
To discharge Condition 3 (Materials), Condition 4 (External Joinery) and Condition 5 (First Floor Windows) of Decision dated 06.08.2014 for the rear extension and internal alterations.
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/00532/DISA
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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
58 Forehill has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£351,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 16.6% per year over 8 years.
£245,000
Growth on file: 16.6% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
22 June 2005Most recent
£245,000
+218.2%over 7 years31 May 1998
£77,000
+6.9%over 11 months26 June 1997
£72,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB7 4AQ: £243,799 (2019–2013).
Everything we know about 58 Forehill, 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 Forehill homes
Years Held for 58 Forehill runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,864
Street avg £3,319
Floor Area
63 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.7 km
Ely Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
1.2 km
Spring Meadow Infant School. 6 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.7dB