50 Back Hill, Ely, CB7 4BZ
About 50 Back Hill
50 Back Hill is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Ely (CB7 4BZ). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1216 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£298/sq ft) was about 64.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2021 for £362,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Apr 2023RenovationFullIn report
Proposed replacement uPVC sash windows to front elevation
New Windows- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/00181/FUL
- Feb 2022Loft ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Demolition of existing single storey rear extensions, erection of single storey rear extension, internal alterations and loft conversion
Extension- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/01509/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£386,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£362,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 June 2021Most recent
£362,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB7 4BZ: £300,000 (2024–2019).
Everything we know about 50 Back Hill, 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 Back Hill homes
50 Back Hill is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£3,208
Street avg £2,554
Floor Area
113 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 4.5 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.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.7dB