Lark Engine Farmhouse, Lark Bank, Prickwillow, Ely, CB7 4SW
About Lark Engine Farmhouse
Lark Engine Farmhouse is a detached house in Prickwillow, Ely, Ely (CB7 4SW). It has a recorded floor area of 206 m² (around 2217 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 206 m² the property is well over the postcode median (74 m² across 18 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. Today's modelled estimate of £839,000 is 19.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£317/sq ft) was about 90.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2021 at £703,250. 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
Energy performance
Lark Engine Farmhouse sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Lark Engine Farmhouse has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Lark Engine Farmhouse was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£839,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£703,250
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
7 December 2021Most recent
£703,250
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB7 4SW: £237,500 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in CB7 4SW
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£185,00011 Lark Bank, Prickwillow, Ely, CB7 4SW
Sold Nov 2022
£238,5002 Pratts Farm Bungalow, Lark Bank, Prickwillow, Ely, CB7 4SW
Sold Oct 2022
£250,5003 Lark Bank, Prickwillow, Ely, CB7 4SW
Sold Dec 2021
£185,500
Everything we know about Lark Engine Farmhouse, 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 Lark Bank homes
Lark Engine Farmhouse is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,414
Street avg £2,348
Floor Area
206 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
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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.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.7dB