4 Potters Lane, Ely, CB7 4BX
About 4 Potters Lane
4 Potters Lane is a five-bedroom detached house in Ely (CB7 4BX). It has a recorded floor area of 173 m² (around 1862 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). The home occupies a corner plot.
Untraded for 21 years, with the last transfer in September 2005. At 173 m² the property is well over the postcode median (85 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £660,000 sits 106.3% above the 2005 sale of £320,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£172/sq ft) was about 30.6% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2004.
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageYes
- Corner plotYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Sept 2004
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
4 Potters Lane valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£660,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£320,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
1 September 2005Most recent
£320,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB7 4BX: £350,000 (2025–2022).
Everything we know about 4 Potters Lane, 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 Potters Lane homes
On price per m², 4 Potters Lane runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,850
Street avg £4,541
Floor Area
173 m²
Street avg 103 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 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
0.3 km
Ely Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
1.3 km
Ely St John's Community Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB