5 Barton Road, Ely, CB7 4HZ
About 5 Barton Road
5 Barton Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Ely (CB7 4HZ). It has a recorded floor area of 172 m² (around 1851 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (January 2013) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since April 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 172 m² the property is well over the postcode median (98 m² across 34 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £975,000 is 47.7% above the 2005 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£356/sq ft) was about 40.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2020.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
5 Barton Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Jan 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Oct 2020Tree WorksTreesIn report
G1 Group of seven Conifers - Reduce the height of all trees within the group by approximately half (approximately gutter height of neighbouring property.) Clear branches from the neighbouring house by 1 metre. The trees are part of an original planting scheme to act as a screen and give privacy, they are now the dominant feature and recently lost limbs in high winds. This work is necessary to maintain them at a height that does not cause a nuisance.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/01242/TRE
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 5 Barton Road
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
5 Barton Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£975,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£660,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
21 April 2005Most recent
£660,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB7 4HZ: £310,000 (2025–2023).
Everything we know about 5 Barton Road, 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 Barton Road homes
CO₂ Emissions for 5 Barton Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,837
Street avg £3,507
Floor Area
172 m²
Street avg 121 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 5.5 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
0.9 km
Ely Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.7 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
47.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.2dB