16 Waterside, Ely, CB7 4AZ
About 16 Waterside
16 Waterside is a three-bedroom detached house in Ely (CB7 4AZ). It has a recorded floor area of 154 m² (around 1658 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2026) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
Held since October 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 154 m² the property is well over the postcode median (106 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£75/sq ft) was about 66.2% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
Energy performance
16 Waterside ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history at 16 Waterside is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Oct 2023Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 Robinia currently 8ms in height - Reduce to previous pruning points equating to a 2m reduction of regrowth and raise crown to 3m from ground level all round, leaving Robinia at 6ms in height
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/01032/TRE
- Jan 2022Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 Robinia - Reduce to previous pruning points, equating to a 2.0 metre reduction of regrowth
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/01689/TRE
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
16 Waterside has been held in the same hands since before 2000.
£125,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
31 October 1997Most recent
£125,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB7 4AZ: £550,000 (2021–2018).
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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 Waterside homes
16 Waterside outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£812
Street avg £3,111
Floor Area
154 m²
Street avg 117 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 4.6 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
0.6 km
Ely Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
1.3 km
Spring Meadow Infant School. 6 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB