1 Cardinals Way, Ely, CB7 4GF
About 1 Cardinals Way
1 Cardinals Way is a four-bedroom detached house in Ely (CB7 4GF). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1179 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2011) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). The latest certificate is from March 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 110 m² it's 20.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (91 m² median across 24 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Last changed hands 15 years ago, in August 2011. Across 2001–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £472,000 is 48.7% above the 2011 sale price.
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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
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
1 Cardinals Way's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Mar 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Nov 2019Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 Cotoneaster Tree - overall crown reduction of up to 2 metres
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/00336/TRE
- Nov 2015RenovationOutlineIn report
Proposed installation of new Velux roofwindow on the Southeastern roof slope of 1 Cardinals Way Ely.
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/01245/PDR
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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
1 Cardinals Way valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£472,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 10 years.
£317,500
Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
31 August 2011Most recent
£317,500
+17.6%over 6 years31 March 2005
£270,000
+36.4%over 3 years7 June 2001
£198,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB7 4GF: £430,000 (2025–2021).
Everything we know about 1 Cardinals Way, 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 Cardinals Way homes
CO₂ Emissions for 1 Cardinals Way lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,900
Street avg £3,688
Floor Area
110 m²
Street avg 99 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 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
0.6 km
Ely Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
1.3 km
Spring Meadow Infant 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
47.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.6dB