30 Back Hill, Ely, CB7 4BZ
About 30 Back Hill
30 Back Hill is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Ely (CB7 4BZ). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). Other recorded features include a balcony.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 88 m² it's 15.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (104 m² median across 26 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 81% of similar EPCs). Across 2013–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £368,000 is 22.7% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£317/sq ft) was about 77.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £300,000 in October 2019.
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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
Outside
- ParkingOff road
- BalconyYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
Cavity wall insulation installed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Feb 2020RenovationFullIn report
Replacement windows/door
New Windows- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/01687/FUL
- Dec 2019Tree WorksTreesIn report
Conifer tree and surrounding shrubbery at the front of the property - Remove, During the building survey carried out prior to the purchase of the property it was highlighted that the roots from this tree may, in the future, pose a threat to gas and water pipework at the property and so should be removed.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/01557/TRE
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
30 Back Hill saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£368,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 6 years.
£300,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
30 October 2019Most recent
£300,000
+5.3%over 3 years31 March 2016
£285,000
+34.1%over 2 years16 December 2013
£212,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB7 4BZ: £362,500 (2024–2021).
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What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Back Hill homes
30 Back Hill outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,409
Street avg £2,545
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 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
0.5 km
Ely Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
1.2 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
37.7dB