1 Ely Road, Queen Adelaide, Ely, CB7 4TZ
About 1 Ely Road
1 Ely Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Queen Adelaide, Ely, Ely (CB7 4TZ). It has a recorded floor area of 210 m² (around 2260 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (July 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 64), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 210 m² the property is well over the postcode median (99 m² across 25 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 £498,000 is 24.2% above the 2022 sale price. Last sale on file: £401,000 in September 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
1 Ely Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
1 Ely Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 1 Ely Road
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
- Environmental risk flagged
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£498,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£401,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
7 September 2022Most recent
£401,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB7 4TZ: £545,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in CB7 4TZ
41 Ely Road, Queen Adelaide, Ely, CB7 4TZ
Sold Sept 2025
£545,00028 Ely Road, Queen Adelaide, Ely, CB7 4TZ
Sold Mar 2025
£305,00054 Ely Road, Queen Adelaide, Ely, CB7 4TZ
Sold Feb 2025
£692,00040 Ely Road, Queen Adelaide, Ely, CB7 4TZ
Sold Dec 2024
£605,00031 Ely Road, Queen Adelaide, Ely, CB7 4TZ
Sold Dec 2024
£255,000
Everything we know about 1 Ely Road, 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
- Environmental risk flagged
Versus other Ely Road homes
1 Ely Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£1,910
Street avg £3,463
Floor Area
210 m²
Street avg 125 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
16.0 t/year
Street avg 6.0 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
2.8 km
Ely Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
1.3 km
Ely St Mary's CofE Junior School. 5 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.4dB