9 Birch Close, Ely, CB7 4TJ
About 9 Birch Close
9 Birch Close is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Ely (CB7 4TJ). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2018) shows a C (score 71). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since November 2008. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 2-band jump.
Sold August 2024 for £208,500. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 40 m² it's 27.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (55 m² median across 10 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 70% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1999–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£484/sq ft) was about 137% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2017.
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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
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- ParkingOff road
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
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Planning history
- Jul 2017RenovationFullIn report
Extension of boundary fence (with gate) and replacement of damaged pieces of the existing fence.
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/01013/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
9 Birch Close has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£227,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 25 years.
£208,500
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
5 August 2024Most recent
£208,500
+15.8%over 3 years1 June 2021
£180,000
+9.1%over 1 year28 November 2019
£165,000
+6.5%over 3 years29 August 2016
£155,000
+222.9%over 17 years12 August 1999
£48,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB7 4TJ: £228,000 (2025–2021).
Everything we know about 9 Birch Close, 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 Birch Close homes
Price per m² for 9 Birch Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,213
Street avg £2,870
Floor Area
40 m²
Street avg 56 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.6 t/year
Street avg 3.0 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.
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