15 Birch Close, Ely, CB7 4TJ
About 15 Birch Close
15 Birch Close is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Ely (CB7 4TJ). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2012) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from May 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1996–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£318/sq ft) was about 52.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold May 2022 for £185,000. 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
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
15 Birch Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 May 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
15 Birch Close 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
Price for 15 Birch Close has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£196,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 26 years.
£185,000
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
23 May 2022Most recent
£185,000
+60.9%over 9 years1 August 2012
£115,000
+228.6%over 15 years15 November 1996
£35,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB7 4TJ: £228,000 (2025–2021).
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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 Birch Close homes
On epc rating, 15 Birch Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,426
Street avg £3,049
Floor Area
54 m²
Street avg 54 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 2.6 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.
Nearest stop
1.5 km
Ely Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.4 km
Spring Meadow Infant School. 6 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.3dB