14 Buckthorn, Ely, CB7 4TN
About 14 Buckthorn
14 Buckthorn is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Ely (CB7 4TN). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (September 2025) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Held since January 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £256,000 sits 341.4% above the 1998 sale of £58,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£98/sq ft) was about 51.2% below the postcode norm.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
14 Buckthorn sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
14 Buckthorn 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
14 Buckthorn's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£256,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£58,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 January 1998Most recent
£58,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB7 4TN: £245,000 (2024–2022).
Everything we know about 14 Buckthorn, 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 Buckthorn homes
Price per m² for 14 Buckthorn lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,055
Street avg £3,220
Floor Area
55 m²
Street avg 57 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.4 t/year
Street avg 2.4 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
1.7 km
Ely Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.3 km
Spring Meadow Infant School. 6 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB