39 Back Hill, Ely, CB7 4DA
About 39 Back Hill
39 Back Hill is a seven-bedroom detached house in Ely (CB7 4DA). It has a recorded floor area of 345 m² (around 3714 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in February 2010 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 67), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 345 m² the property is well over the postcode median (95 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 7 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. 9 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £1,233,000 is 23.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£269/sq ft) was about 79.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold April 2021 for £1,000,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
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What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms7
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
39 Back Hill sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Apr 2025RenovationFullIn report
Rebuilding of front boundary wall and reinstated pedestrian entrance gate- revised scheme
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/00138/FUL
- Oct 2024RenovationFullIn report
Rebuilding of front boundary wall and reinstated pedestrian entrance gate
- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/00655/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 39 Back Hill was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,233,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,000,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 April 2021Most recent
£1,000,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB7 4DA: £389,950 (2025–2015).
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- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Back Hill homes
On epc rating, 39 Back Hill runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,899
Street avg £2,889
Floor Area
345 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
26.0 t/year
Street avg 4.7 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
1.3 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
37.7dB