39 Cardinals Way, Ely, CB7 4GF
About 39 Cardinals Way
39 Cardinals Way is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Ely (CB7 4GF). It has a recorded floor area of 146 m² (around 1572 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2012) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). The latest certificate is from July 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a basement. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 146 m² the property is well over the postcode median (91 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 2001–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£331/sq ft) was about 33.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Most recent transfer: February 2021 at £520,000. 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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- BasementYes
Outside
- ParkingAllocated
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
39 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Jul 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history at 39 Cardinals Way is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Aug 2020Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 Pittosporum - Crown lift to 2.5mtrs and reduce back from the dwelling. Shrub has become a large specimen and due to its proximity to the house and window it considerably reduces the light into the room. T2 Cotoneaster - Reduced by approximately 50% of its current dimensions and reshape. Shrub has become a large specimen, too large for its environment. This work is necessary to improve the appearance and its size and shape going forward.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/00868/TRE
- Jun 2014Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 Cherry Plum - Fell
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/00635/TRE
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£563,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.9% per year over 20 years.
£520,000
Growth on file: 2.9% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
5 February 2021Most recent
£520,000
+40.9%over 8 years7 December 2012
£369,000
+23.0%over 11 years30 July 2001
£300,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB7 4GF: £430,000 (2025–2021).
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- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Cardinals Way homes
Floor Area for 39 Cardinals Way runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,562
Street avg £3,659
Floor Area
146 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 3.2 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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.6dB