2 Bulldog Bridge Cottages, Mildenhall Road, Shippea Hill, Ely, CB7 4SU
About 2 Bulldog Bridge Cottages
2 Bulldog Bridge Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Shippea Hill, Ely, Ely (CB7 4SU). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since October 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Across 1995–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. Most recent transfer: August 2022 at £245,000. 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
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Trends
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What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- DrivewayYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
2 Bulldog Bridge Cottages has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 2 Bulldog Bridge Cottages has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.
£250,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 27 years.
£245,000
Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
9 August 2022Most recent
£245,000
+96.0%over 12 years19 March 2010
£125,000
+242.5%over 14 years6 April 1995
£36,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB7 4SU: £80,000 (2010–1995).
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
2.3 km
Shippea Hill Rail Station — railway station.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.2dB