26 Ely Road, Queen Adelaide, Ely, CB7 4TZ
About 26 Ely Road
26 Ely Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Queen Adelaide, Ely, Ely (CB7 4TZ). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (November 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
It hasn't traded since November 2001, a hold of 25 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £291,000 sits 222.1% above the 2001 sale of £90,350. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£98/sq ft) was about 50.3% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2020. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 86 m² it's 20.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (108 m² median across 25 EPCs).
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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
Outside
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Heating systemOil
Energy performance
26 Ely Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Sept 2020Garage ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Single storey extension and garage conversion
Extension- Documents
- 20 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/00646/FUL
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 26 Ely Road
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- Larger development activity nearby
- Environmental risk flagged
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Sales history & valuation
26 Ely Road's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2001).
£291,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£90,350
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 November 2001Most recent
£90,350
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 26 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
On price per m², 26 Ely Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,051
Street avg £3,502
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 130 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 6.4 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
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