8 Buckthorn, Ely, CB7 4TN
About 8 Buckthorn
8 Buckthorn is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Ely (CB7 4TN). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2009) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from January 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 64 m² it's 16.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (55 m² median across 21 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £311,000 is 32.3% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£341/sq ft) was about 85.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in November 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- ParkingOff road
Energy performance
8 Buckthorn 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Jan 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 Buckthorn has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
8 Buckthorn valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£311,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£235,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 November 2017Most recent
£235,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB7 4TN: £245,000 (2024–2022).
Everything we know about 8 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
On co₂ emissions, 8 Buckthorn runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,671
Street avg £3,082
Floor Area
64 m²
Street avg 57 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 2.2 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